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Geography Of Pakistan
Pakistan : Detaild Map
Minar-e-Pakista: Lahore
Pakistan : Detaild Map
:eye: Location:
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the
west and China in the north
west and China in the north
Minar-e-Pakista: Lahore
:eye: Geographic coordinates:
30 00 N, 70 00 E
:eye: Area:
total: 803,940 sq km
land: 778,720 sq km
water: 25,220 sq km
land: 778,720 sq km
water: 25,220 sq km
:eye: Boundaries:
total: 6,774 km
Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909 km
Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909 km
:eye: Coastline:
pakistan coastline
1,046 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea:12 nm
contiguous zone:24 nm
exclusive economic zone:200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Maritime claims:
territorial sea:12 nm
contiguous zone:24 nm
exclusive economic zone:200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
:eye: Climate:
mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
Terrain- flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west
Terrain- flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west
Pakistan Climate Chart
:eye: Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m
:eye: Natural resources:
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m
Highest Mountain in pakistan: no.2 in world, K-2
K-2
K-2
K-2
Lowest Area is Karachi : A Karachi Beach Shot
K-2
K-2
K-2
Lowest Area is Karachi : A Karachi Beach Shot
land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone
Land use: arable land: 24.44%
permanent crops: 0.84%
other: 74.72% (2005)
Irrigated land: 182,300 sq km (2003)
Natural hazards: frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August)
Land use: arable land: 24.44%
permanent crops: 0.84%
other: 74.72% (2005)
Irrigated land: 182,300 sq km (2003)
Natural hazards: frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August)
River Sindh
A space view of Indus Delta
A space view of Indus Delta
:eye: Environment - Current Issues
:eye: Environment -international agreements::eye: Geography - note:
water pollution from raw sewage, industrial wastes, and agricultural runoff;limited natural fresh water resources; a majority of the population does not have access to potable water; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
controls Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass, traditional invasion routes between Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent
Minar-e-Pakistan: Lahore
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