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Pakistan

Pakistan
Capital Islamabad
796,095 km² · 255,219,554 people (2025) · Pakistani rupee

Five of the world's fourteen 8,000 m peaks stand in northern Pakistan, including K2 at 8,611 m. Outside the polar regions, this is the most heavily glaciated place on Earth: the Karakoram holds several glaciers over 50 km long, among them Siachen and Baltoro. The Indus runs about 3,200 km from Tibet to the Arabian Sea.

The facts

Capital
Islamabad
Largest city
Karachi
Area
796,095 km² — 307,374 sq mi
Population
255,219,554 (2025)
Density
320.6 people per km²
Currency
Pakistani rupee (PKR, ₨)
Official languages
English, Urdu
Time zone
UTC+05:00
Calling code
+92
Drives on the
left
ISO codes
PK · PAK
Continent
Asia

How it compares

By area
36 of 200
By population
5 of 200

Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

Countries of a similar size

Country Area (km²) Population
Namibia 824,292 3,092,816
Mozambique 799,380 35,631,653
Pakistan ← 796,095 255,219,554
Turkey 783,562 85,878,556
Chile 756,102 19,859,921

Common questions

What is the capital of Pakistan?
Islamabad
What currency does Pakistan use?
The Pakistani rupee (PKR).
How big is Pakistan?
796,095 km², or 307,374 square miles — 36 of 200 by area.
Which side of the road does Pakistan drive on?
The left.

Related pages

Sources

  1. The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
  2. World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked