Geography of Pakistan (Urdu: جغرافیۂ پاکِستان) encompasses a wide variety of landscapes varying from plains to deserts, forests, and plateaus ranging from the coastal areas of the Indian Ocean in the south to the mountains of the Karakoram, Hindukush, Himalayas ranges in the north. Pakistan geologically overlaps both with the Indian and the Eurasian tectonic plates where its Sindh and Punjab provinces lie on the north-western corner of the Indian plate while Balochistan and most of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lie within the Eurasian plate which mainly comprises the Iranian Plateau.
Geography of Pakistan
Continent
Asia
Region
South Asia, Indian subcontinent
Coordinates
30.00°N 70.00°E
Area
Ranked 33rd
• Total
881,913 km2 (340,509 sq mi)
• Land
97.14%
• Water
2.86%
Coastline
1,046 km (650 mi)
Borders
Total:
7,307 km (4,540.4 mi)
Afghanistan:
2,670 km (1,659.1 mi)
China:
559 km (347.3 mi)
India:
3,320 km (2,063.0 mi)
Iran:
959 km (595.9 mi)
Highest point
K2
8,611 m (28,251 ft)
Lowest point
Indian Ocean
0 m (0.0 ft)
Longest river
Indus River
Largest lake
Manchhar Lake
Exclusive economic zone
290,000 km2 (110,000 sq mi)
Pakistan is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the northwest and Iran to the west while China borders the country in the northeast. The nation is geopolitically situated within some of the most hostile regional boundaries which share disputes and have many times escalated military tensions between the nations i.e., that of Kashmir with India. Its western borders include the Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass that have served as traditional migration routes between Central Eurasia and South Asia.
At 881,913 square kilometres (340,509 sq mi), Pakistan is the 33rd largest country by area, little more than twice the size of the US state of California, and slightly larger than the Canadian province of Alberta.
Geography of Pakistan (Urdu: جغرافیۂ پاکِستان) encompasses a wide variety of landscapes varying from plains to deserts, forests, and plateaus ranging from the coastal areas of the Indian Ocean in the south to the mountains of the Karakoram, Hindukush, Himalayas ranges in the north. Pakistan geologically overlaps both with the Indian and the Eurasian tectonic plates where its Sindh and Punjab provinces lie on the north-western corner of the Indian plate while Balochistan and most of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lie within the Eurasian plate which mainly comprises the Iranian Plateau.
Geography of Pakistan
Continent Asia Region South Asia, Indian subcontinent Coordinates 30.00°N 70.00°E Area Ranked 33rd • Total 881,913 km2 (340,509 sq mi) • Land 97.14% • Water 2.86% Coastline 1,046 km (650 mi) Borders Total: 7,307 km (4,540.4 mi) Afghanistan: 2,670 km (1,659.1 mi) China: 559 km (347.3 mi) India: 3,320 km (2,063.0 mi) Iran: 959 km (595.9 mi) Highest point K2 8,611 m (28,251 ft) Lowest point Indian Ocean 0 m (0.0 ft) Longest river Indus River Largest lake Manchhar Lake Exclusive economic zone 290,000 km2 (110,000 sq mi) Pakistan is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the northwest and Iran to the west while China borders the country in the northeast. The nation is geopolitically situated within some of the most hostile regional boundaries which share disputes and have many times escalated military tensions between the nations i.e., that of Kashmir with India. Its western borders include the Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass that have served as traditional migration routes between Central Eurasia and South Asia.
At 881,913 square kilometres (340,509 sq mi), Pakistan is the 33rd largest country by area, little more than twice the size of the US state of California, and slightly larger than the Canadian province of Alberta.