LAND
Area
796,095 sq km
(307,374 sq mi)

Highest Point
K2
8611 m (28,250 ft)
above sea level
Lowest Point
Sea level

CLIMATE
Average Temperatures
Islamabad
January 9° C 49° F
July 31° C 87° F
Karachi
January 19° C 66° F
July 30° C 86° F

Average Annual Precipitation
Islamabad
960 mm (40 in)
Karachi
200 mm (8 in)
Sources:Europa World Year Book 1994
Rand McNally World Atlas
Statesman's Year-Book 1994-95
World Weather Guide

Pakistan, officially Islamic Republic of Pakistan, republic in southern Asia, bounded on the north and northwest by Afghanistan, on the northeast by Jammu and Kashmir, 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 Kashmir 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 Kashmir under its control. The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad; the largest city of the country is Karachi.

*Pictures of Indea contrbuted by Todd Gerlach