Asia and Oceania

Pakistan
Last reviewed: 01 October 2009

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GEOGRAPHY

Pakistan is about three-and-a-half times the size of the UK. It shares borders with 4 countries: India to the east, China to the north east, Iran to the south west and Afghanistan along the western and northern boundaries. Pakistan's coastline on the Arabian Sea is 1,064 km long. The climate can be roughly split into 3 seasons: cool (October through February), hot (March through June), and wet (July through September). There are, however, significant regional variations.

Pakistan is divided into 4 provinces: Balochistan, the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Punjab and Sindh. In addition to the 4 provinces there are also the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), the Federally Administered Northern Areas (FANA), and the Islamabad Capital Territory. Pakistan-administered Kashmir is known in Pakistan as Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).