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Pakistan is a country on the Asian continent. To the north is Afghanistan and China, to the East is India, and west is Iran. South of Pakistan is the Arabian Sea. The borders have been disputed by Pakistan and its neighbouring countries throughout history.

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The Geography of Pakistan for Kids

Pakistan is a country on the Asian continent. To the north is Afghanistan and China, to the East is India, and west is Iran. South of Pakistan is the Arabian Sea. The borders have been disputed by Pakistan and its neighbouring countries throughout history.

Geographical Facts About Pakistan

These are some fantastic facts that you can include in a lesson on the Geography of Pakistan for Kids:

Pakistan is the 33rd largest country in the world.

Population: more than 225 million.

Pakistan is home to 108 peaks above 7,000 metres. At 8,611 metres, the highest peak is known as K2. K2 is on Mount Godwin Austen - the second-highest mountain in the world!

The longest river is the Indus River. It's 3,180 km long. Its origin is in Tibet and eventually flows into the Arabian Sea from Karachi.

Pakistan's Climate, Landscape and Resources

Pakistan is in the temperate zone, right above the Tropic of Cancer. This means that the temperature change is wider and the seasonal changes are more distinct.

The climates of Pakistan: tropical, temperate and arid (i.e. lacking water).

Some potential natural disasters are: monsoons, drought, floods, heat waves, extreme cold, and earthquakes.

The average temperature in Islamabad in January is 5°C, while in June it's 40°C.

The country is abundant in fuel resources, including: natural gas, petroleum oil, coal and hydropower potential.

Home to one of the largest irrigation systems in the world, Pakistan can grow many crops. The most important ones are cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane and a variety of fruits.

Fishing also plays an important role in the economy, as it earns a lot of money from exporting.

Pakistan's Physical Geography

There are 5 provinces in Pakistan. These are: Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan.

The capital city is Islamabad in the north. The master plan for the city was designed by Greek architect Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis. Islamabad is home to the largest Mosque in South Asia. Known as Faisal Mosque, it's also the fifth largest in the world. Despite being the capital, Islamabad is only the ninth-largest city - the largest city is Karachi.

Pakistan's Culture

Pakistan's official languages are Urdu and English. More than 96% of the population are Muslim. The currency used is the Pakistani rupee (PKR).

There are fifteen ethnic groups in Pakistan, including: Punjabis, Sindhis, Baloch, Pashtuns, Kashmiris, Hazaras, Makranis and Baltis. The diversity of the groups come from all over - from the Indus Valley, to Tibet, to Africa! In fact, there are 76 languages spoken in Pakistan.

Pakistan's location is the home of one of the earliest civilisations in the world - the Indus Valley.The cradle of civilisation lasted from approximately 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE. Archaeologists have found evidence of over 1000 Indus Valley Civilisation settlements, including towns, villages, and cities.

Pakistan is home to the youngest Nobel Prizewinner in the world. Malala Yousufzai received this award for being a proud advocate of universal educate. She was shot by the Taliban when she was 15 when she reported on the lack of girls' education in her city.

Twinkl Resources on Pakistan

If you found our teaching wiki useful, why don't you explore our teaching materials?All our Geography of Pakistan for Kids are teacher-made, with both education and fun in mind.

Teach your children about the important statistics about the country with this Pakistan Fact File. It covers many facts from this teaching wiki, as well as featuring illustrations of a map, the country's flag, and activist Malala Yousafzai. Use this resource as a reading comprehension or as a discussion prompt about the fascinating culture.

If your pupils enjoy the fact file, then you may also want to take a look at this.Use this wonderful PowerPoint to go into more depth about Nobel Prize winner Yousafzai. Teaching her story, about terrorism and human rights, is a great way of getting your children to think about their own place in the world, and how they can make a difference.

Inform your pupils about the Partition between India and Pakistan with this informative PowerPoint pack. After the presentation, there are two separate activities to do with your class. They can be printed out in black and white, which will help with your printing budget. What's more, this activity pack will cut lesson planning time in half!

This India and Pakistan Lesson Pack would be perfect for teaching Year 6's Geography aim: The geographical diversity of the Asia region and the location of its major countries in relation to Australia (ACHASSK138). The pack comes with information about curriculum aims, a presentation, an activity sheet and a mini test.

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Pakistan Facts | Country Facts

Population: 240 million people live in Pakistan (2023)

Capital city: Islamabad with 1.2 million inhabitants

Name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Government: Federal Parliamentary Republic

Languages: English and Urdu

Religion: mainly Muslims (96%)

Climate: Temperate climate in the northwest, but mainly hot and dry

Currency: 1 Pakistani rupee (PKR)

Motto: Unity, Faith, Discipline

National Symbols: Five pointed star and crescent moon, Jasmin (national flower)

Prime Minister: Shehbaz Sharif

National Days: 14 August (Independence Day)

History: The Indus Valley civilisation developed as the first urban culture in South Asia. In 1947, India was divided into India and Pakistan.

Pakistan Facts |Pakistan Geography

Pakistan is located on the Asian continent. Pakistan also has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman of the Indian Ocean.

Pakistan borders four countries: Iran and Afghanistan, China and India.

Pakistan has 5 provinces: Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan.

Pakistan sits on the borders of the Indian and the Eurasian plate and thus experiences many violent earthquakes. Attabad Lake was created in 2010 after a massive landslide.

The landscape varies widely from Indus plains and deserts to forested hills and a plateau to the rugged mountains with glaciers. Pakistan is home to five of the 14 highest independent mountains in the world!

Pakistan is about the size of the UK and France combined and slightly less than twice the size of California/USA.

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Pakistan Geography Superlatives

Pakistan is the world's fifth most populated country - after China, India, the USA and Indonesia.

Pakistan's mountain K2 is the second highest mountain in the world, after Mount Everest at 8,848 m/ 29,029 ft. K2 is also known as Mount Godwin-Austen or Chhogori and is the highest point of the Karakoram mountains.

Pakistan also has five other peaks that are over 8,000 m/ 26,246 ft and more than 100 mountain peaks that are higher than 7,000 m/ 22,965 ft.

Punjab Province is the most densely populated region in Pakistan with Lahore, the cultural hub of the country. This is also the most fertile region of the country. The region is nicknamed "Land of five rivers" and was part of the ancient Indus River Civilisations more than 4,000 years ago.

Karachi in Pakistan's South is the l argest and most populous city of the country with more than 16 million inhabitants. This city is the economic hub of Pakistan.

The longest river in Pakistan is the Indus River.

The Thar Desert is a large region in the east of Pakistan and forms a natural border to India. About three quarters of the desert are located in India.

Manchar Lake is not only the largest lake in Pakistan, but also in South Asia.

Pakistan Landmarks and Attractions

Pakistan People | Facts for Kids

Pakistan is home to the world's second largest Muslim population - after Indonesia. Islam is the state religion in Pakistan.

There are many different ethnic groups in Pakistan, with the Punjabis being the largest group and including almost half of the country's population. Over 60% of the people live in rural areas.

Over seven million Pakistanis live abroad, making up the sixth largest diaspora in the world. Diaspora means nationals living outside the country's borders.

Pakistan also has the second largest refugee population in the world and houses many Afghans, Bangladeshi, Burmese and Uyghurs within the country's borders.

The national sport is field hockey. Other popular sports are cricket, polo and soccer.

Famous Pakistani people are:

Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938): writer, he is considered the national poet of Pakistan.

Imran Khan (born 1953): former prime minister of Pakistan (2018-2022) and formerly famous international cricket player (Khan was part of the winning team in the Cricket WorldCup in 1992)

Malala Yousafzai (born 1997): activist for female education and the youngest Nobel laureate ever

Pakistan's biggest cities are:

Karachi: 16.5 million

Lahore: 13 million

Faisalabad: 3.5 million

In Pakistan, cars drive on the left side of the road as they do in the UK and Australia or neighbouring country India.

Road signs on most roads in Pakistan are in English and Urdu.

Pakistan Facts | Languages in Pakistan

Urdu and English are the official languages in the country. Although Urdu is the main language spoken in the country less than 10% of the population in Pakistan speak it as first language.

Urdu is called a lingua franca, a language that is spoken and understood by most people in the country. Urdu is closely to related to Hindi. English is the main language in all schools in Pakistan.

There are about sixty languages spoken in Pakistan. Punjabi or Pashto, Sindhi, Saraiki and Balochi are the main regional languages.

Arabic is widely studied in Pakistan, as the language is used in respect to the Muslim population and teachings of the Holy Quaran.

Pakistan Facts | Animals in Pakistan

Sheep and goats are found in many regions. There are also wildcats, mongooses, porcupines, deer, civets, jackals and wild boars. The Indian pangolin can still be seen in southern plains regions and there are mugger crocodiles in the Indus river.

Snow leopards and the Indus river dolphins are amongst the rarest and most endangered species in Pakistan.

Large goats called markhor can be seen in northern with spiral shaped horns and long fur coat. The markhor is often considered the national animal.

Pakistan is one of the world's country's with the highest deforestation rates. Pollution and hunting practises massively impact the ecosystem as well.

Pakistan for Kids | Food in Pakistan

Food in Pakistan is aromatic and spicy. The dishes vary according to region, but rice and flatbreads called roti or chapati are eaten with most meals.

The dishes have influences from the Indian, British, Middle Eastern and Asian cuisines. Herbs and spices such as turmeric, chill or garam masala are used in most dishes. Chicken and mutton are the most common meats.

Lassi and black tea with milk and sugar are the most common drinks.

Typical Food in Pakistan:

Seekh-Kabab: minced meat grilled on a skewer

Shami-Kabab: minced meat and chickpea patties

Tikka: barbecued mutton, beef or chicken, served with rice of flatbread

Sajji: barbecued leg of lamb or chicken

Shorba: thick souplike vegetarian stew

Biryani: rice dish with chicken and vegetables, herbs and spices

Nihari: slow cooked meat stew is a very popular dish

roti: also referred to as chapati is a flat bread

nan: soft and thick bread baked in a clay oven

lassi: yoghurt-based drink, often spiced with cardamon or cumin and flavoured with fruit such as mango

Muslims do not eat pork, thus pork will not be served.

Fork, knife and spoons are not usually used during meals, as various kinds of nan bread are used for dipping and picking up the liquid or soft foods such as beans, stews or shorba.

Pakistan Facts for Kids Resources

Central Intelligence Agency. "Pakistan". CIA World Fact Book. Updated 11 January 2023. Accessed 17 January 2023

Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation. "Pakistan". Pakistan Tourism. Accessed 17 January 2023. Images on Pakistan Facts for Kids: shutterstock.com, sxc.hu and own images.

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Pakistan is a country in southern Asia. It is next to India, Iran, Afghanistan, and China. It is officially called the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It has a long coastline along the Arabian Sea in the south. Pakistan has the fifth largest population (207.77 million) in the world. Pakistan has a total land area of 880,940 km ² (340,130 sq mi) (including the Pakistani controlled territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan). This makes Pakistan the 34th largest country in the world. Pakistan has the seventh largest army in the world. The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad. Before 1960, it was Karachi, which is now the country's largest city.

The name Pākistān means Land of the Pure in Persian and Urdu.

Name, Flag and Anthem of Pakistan

The name Pakistan ( English pronunciation: or Urdu: پاکستان ) means Land of (the) Spiritually Pure in both Urdu and Persian languages. Many South-central Asian states and regions end with the element - stan, such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Balochistan, Kurdistan, and Turkistan. This - stan is formed from the Iranian root *STA "to stand, stay," and means "place (where one stays), home, country". Iranian peoples have been the main inhabitants of the various land regions of the Ancient Persian Empires now owned by the states for over a thousand years. The names are compounds of - stan and the name of the peoples living there. Pakistan is a bit different; its name was coined on 28 January 1933 as Pakstan by Choudhary Rahmat Ali, a Pakistan Movement activist, who published it in his paper Now or Never. by using the suffix - istan from Balochistan preceded by the first letters of Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir and Sindh. The name is actually an acronym that stands for the "thirty million Muslim brethren who lived in Pakistan-by which we mean the Five Northern units of India viz: Punjab, (Afghan Province), Kashmir, Sind, and Baluchistan". The letter i was incorporated to ease pronunciation and forms the linguistically correct and meaningful name. Interestingly, a word almost the same in form, etymology, and meaning to the Iranian suffix - stan is found in Polish, which has a word stan meaning "state" (in the senses of both polity and condition). It can be found in the example of a Polish name for the "United States of America," Stany Zjednoczone Ameryki (literally "States United of America").

National Anthem

The "Qaumī Tarānah" is a melodious and harmonious rendering of a three-stanza composition with a tune based on eastern music but arranged in such a manner that it can be easily played by foreign bands.

The music, composed by the Pakistani musician and composer, Ahmad G. Chagla in 1949, reflects his background in both eastern and western music. Typically twenty-one musical instruments and thirty-eight different tones are used to play the "Qaumi Taranah", the duration of which is usually around 80 seconds.

The lyrics, written by the Pakistani Urdu-language poet, Hafeez Jullundhri in 1952, have commonality with Persian, rendering them mutually intelligible in both Urdu and Persian languages. No verse in the three stanza lyrics is repeated. The lyrics have heavy Persian poetic vocabulary, and only uses one exclusively Urdu word 'kā'.

The flag is a green field with a white crescent moon and five-rayed star at its centre, and a vertical white stripe at the hoist side. Though the green colour is mandated only as 'dark green', its official and most consistent representation is Pakistan green, which is shaded distinctively darker.

The flag was designed by Syed Amir uddin Kedwaii and was based on the original flag of the Muslim League. It was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on August 11, 1947, just days before independence. The white colour on the flag represents the minorities and the green the Muslim majority. The crescent on the flag represents progress while the five-rayed star represents light and knowledge.

Government and politics

Pakistan has a federal parliamentary system. The head of state is an indirectly-elected ceremonial President. The Electoral college of the country, (composed of the Senate, the National Assembly, and the four Provincial Assemblies) chooses a leadership representing the President of Pakistan for a five-year term. The president is also the Commander in Chief of the Joint Armed Forces. The head of government is the Prime Minister, who is also indirectly elected.

The President's appointment and term are constitutionally independent of the Prime Minister's term. The Prime Minister is usually the leader of the largest party in the National Assembly or of a coalition in the National Assembly.

The Prime Minister is the head of government. Pakistan's legislature is made of a 100-member Senate (upper house) and a 342-member National Assembly (lower house). The Chief Justice of Pakistan is the chief judge who oversees the judicature's court system at all levels of command.

On 17 August 2018 Ex-cricketer Imran Khan was elected as the New Prime Minister of Naya Pakistan. Because In 2018, Imran Khan (the chairman of PTI) Won the 2018 Pakistan general election with 116 general seats and so became the current 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan in election of National Assembly of Pakistan for Prime Minister by getting 176 votes against Shehbaz Sharif (the chairman of PMLN) who got 96 votes. Pakistan is also headed by a "President", the Prime Minister Acts as the Leader of Pakistan.

Pakistan is officially a federal republic, but during a long period in its history it changed to a democratic state and a military dictatorship. Military dictators include Ayub Khan in the 1960s, General Zia-ul-Haq in the 1980s.

Pakistan's two largest political parties are the Pakistan People's Party and the government party Pakistan Muslim League (N). The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has also gained popularity in the past years.

On 27 December 2007, the leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Benazir Bhutto, was assassinated. The reason is yet to be determined.

Administrative divisions

Pakistan is made up of four provinces, two territories and two special areas. Both special areas are in Kashmir. The provinces and territories are divided into 26 divisions with now 147 districts directly divided from the provinces. Each district is divided into several tehsils and each tehsil is divided into several union councils. There are around 596 tehsils and over 6,000 union councils in Pakistan.

Provinces:

Among the four provinces, Punjab has the most people but Balochistan is the largest province by area. (Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also have Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA) which are going to be regular districts.)

Territories:

Administrative Areas ( Pakistan-administered Kashmir)

India, Pakistan and China separately control parts of the Kashmir region. India and Pakistan's parts are divided by a Line of Control. The Pakistan-China border is internationally recognised. Trade is common between the 2 countries.

National symbols

Pakistan has a semi-industrialized economy. The growth poles of the Pakistani economy are situated along the Indus River. Diversified economies of Karachi and Punjab's urban centres, coexist with less developed areas in other parts of the country. Despite being a very poor country in 1947, Pakistan's economic growth rate has been better than the global average during the following four decades, but incautious policies led to a slowdown in the late 1990s.

Recently, large economic reforms have resulted in a stronger economic outlook and sped up growth especially in the manufacturing and financial services sectors. Since the 1990s, there has been great improvement in the foreign exchange market position and rapid growth in hard currency reserves.

The 2005 estimate of foreign debt was close to US$40 billion. However, this decreased with help from the International Monetary Fund and significant debt-relief from the United States. Pakistan's gross domestic product, as measured by purchasing power parity, is estimated to be $475 billion while its per capita income stands at $2,942. The poverty rate in Pakistan is estimated to be between 23% and 28%.

Pakistan became Independent in 1947 from the United Kingdom which was known as the British Raj. The first organised people in Ancient Pakistan lived 9000 years ago. These people were the ones who made up the Indus Valley Civilization, which is one of the oldest civilizations on Earth. After that, the Vedic period came. This also included parts of north-western Republic of India. Until 1971, Pakistan also included an area in the North-east India region. This is now called Bangladesh. It lost that area after a war with the Indian Army and the joint militant group of Indo-Bangladeshi alliance of Mitro Bahini of West Bengal. During recent times Pakistan has been in the centre of world politics. This is first because of its support to guerillas in Afghanistan, following a Soviet invasion 1979, and later during the 1990s because of its cooperation with and support for the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. However, since 2000 Pakistan has supported the West in their war against fundamentalist terrorism, including the removal of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

Pakistan is a member of the Commonwealth. However, after the war in East Pakistan the country was excluded (between 1972-1989). It was also a member between 1999 and 2007, it was excluded in 2007 for a time but again became a member in 2008.

Geography and climate

There are many earthquakes in the area. The earthquake in 2005 with its earthquake center in Kashmir is the strongest recorded so far. Over 100,000 people were killed or wounded on 8 October 2005.

Pakistan covers 880,940 km ² (340,130 sq mi), roughly similar to the combined land areas of France and the UK. Its eastern regions are located on the Indian plate and the western and northern regions on the Iranian plateau and Eurasian landplate. Apart from the 1,046 km (650 mi) Arabian Sea coastline, Pakistan's land borders total 6,774 km (4,209 mi)-2,430 km (1,510 mi) with Afghanistan to the northwest, 523 km (325 mi) with China to the northeast, 2,912 km (1,809 mi) with India to the south and east, and 909 km (565 mi) with Iran to the southwest.

The northern and western highlands of Pakistan contain the towering Karakoram and Pamir mountain ranges, which include some of the world's highest peaks, including K2 8,611 m (28,251 ft) and Nanga Parbat 8,126 m (26,660 ft). The Balochistan Plateau lies to the west, and the Thar Desert and an expanse of alluvial plains, the Punjab and Sindh, lie to the east. The 1,609 km (1,000 mi) Indus River and its tributaries flow through the country from the disputed territory of Occupied Kashmir to the Arabian Sea.

Pakistan has four seasons: a cool, dry winter from December through February; a hot, dry spring from March through May; the summer rainy season, or southwest monsoon period, from June through September; and the retreating monsoon period of October and November. The beginning and length of these seasons vary somewhat according to location. Rainfall can change radically from year to year, and consecutive patterns of flooding and drought are also not uncommon.

Urdu is replacing English as the national language of the country. English is still spoken among the Pakistani elite and in most government ministries. Many people also speak Saraiki, Punjabi, Hindko, Pashto, Sindhi, Balochi, Brahui and Khowar.

Shina is also one of the regional languages of Pakistan. It is spoken in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Most (97%) of the people are Muslim. Most of the Muslims in Pakistan are Sunni Muslims (>75%) and some are Shia Muslims (20%). However a few minority groups exist. Pakistan also has some Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Zoroastrians and animist minority groups in the northern parts of the country.

After the split from British India, Hinduism had much less importance in the newly created state of Pakistan, but has played an important role in its culture and politics as well as the history of its regions. In fact, Pakistan has the 5th largest population of Hindus, after Sri Lanka.

The word Hindu comes from the Sindhu (Indus River) of Pakistan. The Sindhu is one of the holy rivers of Hinduism. Thus, in many ways, the land which is today's heavily Muslim Pakistan has played an important part in the origin of Hinduism. There are about 3 million Hindus living in Pakistan.

Poverty in Pakistan is a growing concern. Although the middle-class has grown in Pakistan, nearly one-quarter of the population is classified poor as of October 2006.

The national sport of Pakistan is field hockey, although cricket is the most popular game across the country. The national cricket team has won the Cricket World Cup once (in 1992), were runners-up once (in 1999), and co-hosted the games twice (in 1987 and 1996). Pakistan were runners-up in the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20 held in South Africa and were the champions at the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 held in England. The team also won two Asia Cups in 2000 and 2012. Lately however, Pakistani cricket has suffered heavily due to teams refusing to tour Pakistan after militants attacked the touring Sri Lankan team in March 2009, after which no international cricket was played until May 2015, when the Zimbabwean team agreed to tour. However, now, with increased security, the Sri Lankan cricket team came for a tour as recently as 2019.

In addition to sports like field hockey, cricket, squash rackets, football and others, Pakistanis are also very keen on equestrianism of various types,and equestrian sports such as Polo and the traditional Tent pegging are played by many. Other traditional rural sports include two types of Wrestling, Kabbadi and a martial art called Gatka.

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