ASIA

Pakistan

Pakistan runs from the Arabian Sea coast up to some of the highest mountains on Earth, packing over 220 million people into the world's fifth-most-populous country. The Indus River has fed civilisations here for millennia.

WHAT THE FLAG MEANS ◢

A dark green field with a white vertical stripe at the hoist and a white crescent and five-pointed star centred on the green. The constitution has no flag provision. The green is conventionally read for the Muslim majority and the white stripe for the country's religious minorities, with the crescent for progress and the star for light and knowledge.

Pakistan FACTS ◢

Capital	Islamabad
Continent	Asia
Population	255,219,554 (2025)
Area	881,913 km²
Population density	289/km²
Currency	Pakistani rupee (PKR)
Official languages	English, Urdu
Calling code	+92
Internet TLD	.pk
Time zone	UTC+05:00
Drives on the	Left
ISO codes	PK / PAK

DID YOU KNOW? ◢

It shares K2, the world's second-highest mountain, on its border with China.
The ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, with planned cities like Mohenjo-daro, flourished here over 4,000 years ago.
The Karakoram Highway, linking Pakistan and China, is one of the highest paved international roads on the planet.
Its national sport, field hockey, has brought the country multiple Olympic gold medals.
The markhor, a wild goat with corkscrew horns, is its national animal.