PAKISTAN
(Islamic Republic of Pakistan)

Capital: Islamabad

Flag: national flag dark green, with a white vertical strip on the elevator both a white half moon and a five-pointed star in the center.

Anthem: Initial lines of the national anthem executed in Urdu are "Are blessed the Holy Land, are happy to be the rich kingdom, the Symbol of high determination, the earth of Pakistan, will Be blissful a belief citadel".

Currency: rupee (r) - paper currency in 100 Pais. There are coins 1, 2, 5, 10, 25 and 50 pice and 1 rupee and also notes of 1, 2, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 rupees. r1 = 0,01678 (or $1 = r59,6) as of 2005.

WEIGHT AND MEASURES: The metric system was introduced in 1966 and is obligatory since January 1, 1979.

HOLIDAYS: Day of Pakistan, on March 23; May Day, on May 1; Independence Day, on August 14; Day of protection of Pakistan, on September 6; Anniversary of death Quade-and-Azama, Mohammad Ali Dzhinna, on September 11; Christmas and Birthday Quade-and-Azama, on December 25. Religious holidays include "Ides al-Fitr, the Eid al-Adha", the 1st Mukharram and Milad-a-Nabi.

TIME: 17:00 - 12:00.

ARRANGEMENT, SIZE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Located in the southern Asia, Pakistan has the area of 803 940 sq.km (310 403 quarter. Miles), 1,875 km long (1,165 miles) the sky from Ridges Hindu Kush and the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea and 1 006 km (625 miles) of YuV-SZ. Rather, the area occupied with Pakistan is a little less, than is twice more than the State of California. The enclave Dzhunagad stated by Pakistan, and Jammu and Kashmir divided between Pakistan and India into "the line of control" of 1971 isn't included in this area. Pakistan borders on China, on Jammu and Kashmir, to Karakoram Pass, across India and across India, on Arabia, to Iran and also on w and nw Afghanistan. Total length of overland border is 6 774 km (4 209 miles). The coastline makes 1,046 km (650 miles). The Pakistani capital of Islamad is in a northern part of the country.

TOPOGRAPHY

More than two thirds of Pakistan droughty or semi-droughty. In the West the Balochistan plateau consisting of droughty plains and ridges prevails. The rivers, streams and lakes exist only seasonally. The droughty South comes to an end on the severe coast of Makran and rises by the East in a row of the strips scattered on a stone, Kirtar and the North, Suleyman who stretches to the plain of Indus. The Poluovany plateau surrounds Rawalpindi, limited in the south to salt range. In the south extensive Punjabi plains support about 60% of the population of the country.

In the northern regions of Pakistan the hills covered with the wood give way to high ranges, including 60 peaks more than 6 700 m high (22 000 feet). K-2 (Godwin Austin), at the height of 8 611 m (28 250 feet), is the second-large mountain in the world.

The main ranges, trend nw-se, include several Himalaya ridges - in particular, Pir-Pandzhal and Zaskar conducting to mountains Karakorum. Indus - the main river of Pakistan. Its main inflows are Dzhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Satlya.