Pakistan

Summary

Pakistan is a sovereign state^[1]. Pakistan ranks in the top 10% of sovereign_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,494 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pakistan is identified as part of the Punjabis ethnic group^[3].
• Pakistan is identified as part of the Pashtuns ethnic group^[4].
• Pakistan is identified as part of the Sindhis ethnic group^[5].
• Pakistan is identified as part of the Saraiki people ethnic group^[6].
• Pakistan is identified as part of the Muhajir ethnic group^[7].
• Pakistan is identified as part of the Baloch ethnic group^[8].
• Pakistan was a member of United Nations^[9].
• Pakistan was a member of World Trade Organization^[10].
• Pakistan was a member of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation^[11].
• Pakistan's religion is recorded as Islam^[12].
• Pakistan's religion is recorded as Christianity^[13].
• Pakistan's religion is recorded as Hinduism^[14].
• Pakistan's religion is recorded as Ahmadiyya^[15].
• Pakistan is in the country of Pakistan^[16].
• Pakistan's head of government is recorded as Shehbaz Sharif^[17].
• Pakistan is on the continent of Asia^[18].
• Pakistan's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[19].
• Pakistan's instance of is recorded as country^[20].
• Pakistan's head of state is recorded as Asif Ali Zardari^[21].
• Pakistan's capital is recorded as Islamabad^[22].
• Pakistan's official language is recorded as English^[23].
• Pakistan's official language is recorded as Urdu^[24].
• Pakistan's currency is recorded as Pakistani rupee^[25].
• Pakistan's shares border with is recorded as Afghanistan^[26].
• Pakistan's shares border with is recorded as India^[27].

Body

Geography

Pakistan is in the country of Pakistan^[16]. Pakistan is on the continent of Asia^[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[19] and country^[20]. Religious affiliations include Islam^[12], a major religious group^[28], founded in 0631^[29]; Christianity^[13], a major religious group^[30], founded in 0033^[31]; Hinduism^[14], a religion^[32]; and Ahmadiyya^[15], an organization^[33], in Punjab^[34], founded in 1889^[35].

History and Context

Things named after include sincerity in Islam^[36], an Islamic term^[37]; Punjab^[38], a province of Pakistan^[39], founded in 1970^[40]; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa^[41], a province of Pakistan^[42], founded in 1901^[43]; Azad Kashmir^[44], a first-level administrative division^[45], founded in 1947^[46]; Sindh^[47], a province of Pakistan^[48], founded in 1947^[49]; and Balochistan^[50], a province of Pakistan^[51], founded in 1970^[52].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pakistan include Pakistanis^[53], a human population^[54].

Why It Matters

Pakistan ranks in the top 10% of sovereign_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,494 views/month).^[2] Pakistan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] Pakistan is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Entities named for Pakistan include Pakistanis^[53], a human population^[54].