Pakistan: all about this country and its main places!

General Information About Pakistan

Economy

The GDP in 2021 was $348,262,544,719 USD, making it the 41# country in the world. The currency ISO code is PKR and the currency symbol is ₨. In this country a Big Mac is worth 700.00₨ (corresponding to $3.16 USD).

Geography

The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: English, Urdu. Islamabad serves as this nation's capital and the country shares a border with Afghanistan, China, India, Iran. The country has a 881,912 km² area, a postcode system is employed and the primary cities are: Karachi, Lahore, اسلام آباد, Faisalabad, کراچی‬‎.

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites: Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro, Taxila, Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol, Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta, Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore. Interesting food you need to try here: Biryani, Nihari.

Education

The average length of time residents spend in school is 9 years (including tertiary education). Well known universities are: Quaid-i-Azam University, COMSATS University Islamabad, Aga Khan University, University of the Punjab, University of Agriculture Faisalabad.

Population

There are 194,552,000 people here, or 2.61% of the world's population. With a birth growth rate at 1.91%, the median age is 22.00 years.

Good to know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan is a good place to find out more details on this country. Phone numbers start with +92, the country's ISO code is PK, the domain name ".pk" is used by the country's websites

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