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 Pakistan, officially Islamic Republic of
Pakistan, republic in southern Asia, bounded on the north and northwest by
Afghanistan, on the northeast by Jammu and Kashmìr, on the east and southeast by
India, on the south by the Arabian Sea, and on the west by Iran. The status of
Jammu and Kashmìr is a matter of dispute between India and Pakistan. Until
December 1971 Pakistan included the province of East Pakistan; at that time,
however, East Pakistan seceded from Pakistan and assumed the name Bangladesh.
The area of Pakistan is 796,095 sq km (307,374 sq mi), not including the section
of Jammu and Kashmìr under its control. The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad;
the largest city of the country is Karachi.
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Land and Resources
Pakistan is mostly a dry region characterized by great
extremes of altitude and temperature. Its topography is partly divided by the
Indus River, which enters the country in the northeast and flows south into the
Arabian Sea. The Indus forms in general the line of demarcation between the two
main landforms of the country, namely, the Indus Valley, which extends
principally along the eastern side of the river, and the Baluchistan Highlands,
which lie to the west. Three lesser landforms of Pakistan are the coastal plain,
which is a narrow strip of land bordering the Arabian Sea; the Kharan Basin,
which is west of the Baluchistan Highlands; and the Thar Desert, which straddles
the border with India in the southeast.
The Indus Valley in Pakistan varies in width from about 80 to
320 km (about 50 to 200 mi); from north to south it includes portions of two
main regions, namely, the Punjab Plain and the Sind Plain. The Punjab region is
drained by the Sutlej, Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum rivers, which are tributaries of
the Indus; these rivers supply the irrigation system that waters the Indus
Valley.
The Baluchistan Highlands contain a series of mountain
ranges; among these are the Tobakakar Range, the Siahan Range, the Sulaiman
Range, and the Kìrthar Range. The highest peak in the highlands is Tirich Mìr
(7690 m/25,230 ft) located in the Hindu Kush mountains in the north. The Sefìd
Koh Range is pierced by the Khyber Pass on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
The highest peak in Pakistan is K2 (also known as Mount Godwin Austen). Rising
8611 m (28,250 ft) above sea level in the Karakorum Range, the peak is located
in the region of Kashmìr that Pakistan controls. K2 is the second highest
mountain in the world, behind Mount Everest.
Climate
The climate of Pakistan varies widely from place to place. In
the mountain regions of the north and west, temperatures fall below freezing
during winter; in the Indus Valley area, temperatures range between about 32°
and 49° C (about 90° and 120° F) in summer, and the average in winter is about
13° C (about 55° F). Throughout most of Pakistan rainfall is scarce. The Punjab
region receives the most precipitation, more than 500 mm (more than 20 in) per
year. The arid regions of the southeast and southwest receive less than 125 mm
(less than 5 in) annually. Most rain falls in July and August.
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