pakistan

=Pakistan=

__Fast facts__
Capital City - Islamabad Size - 880 940km squared Population - 156,770,000 Language - Urdu and English Currency - Rupee (Rs.) Head of Country - President - Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister - Shaukat Aziz

__Location__
Pakistan is in Southern Asia, and is bordering sea are the Arabian Sea.Pakistan is between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north. Pakistans north most location is 30 00, and east most location is 70 00. Pakistan is located in the north area of the world.

__Geographical Features__
Pakistan has flat Indus plains in the east. It also has mountains in north and northwest and Pakistan has Balochistan plateau in the west.There are different types of natural features from the lagoons and mangrove swamps to thesndy beaches. Pakistan has mountains with icy peaks such as the Himalayas, Karakoram and Hindu Kush. These mountains are iin the north of pakistan.

__Climate__
Pakistan is mostly hot, with dry deserts and is temperate in the northwest. Pakistan has cold winters and hot, dry summers in the north and a mild climate in the south area. The centeral parts of Pakistan have a rising temperature of 45 degrees celcius in summer. These parts also have winters dropping below freezing.

__Government__
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has a federal republic and independence on the 14 August 1947. (from the U.K.) Pakistans first government was formed by the Muslim League and the leaders were Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan. The Semi presidential system includes a bicameral legislature consisting of a 100 members in the senate and a 342-member in the National Assembly.The President is the Head of State and the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and is elected by an electoral college.