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Interesting Facts and Figures about Pakistan

Submitted by Muhammad Tahir

LNMC-64/2013

General Information:

1. Pakistan was created on the 27th of Ramzan i.e. 14th August 1947.

2. Pakistan became an Islamic republic in 1956.

3. More than 60 languages are spoken in Pakistan. English is the official language of Pakistan and

is used in government.

4. Sugar cane is national drink of Pakistan.

5. Markhor, is the Pakistans national animal.

6. Sixth most populous nation on Earth.

7. Pakistan has the sixth largest military force in the world.

8. Pakistan has contributed the most troops of any nation to the UN Peacekeeping Forces.

9. Pakistan has 7th largest collection of scientists and engineers in the world.

10.About 1.7 million refugees from Afghanistan live in Pakistan.

11. Faith, Unity, Discipline Emblem of Pakistan.

12.Pakistans capital, Islamabad is one of the few planned capital cities in the world, and is often

cited as one of the most beautiful ones.

13. Pakistan National Anthem tune ranks 1st in top 3 tunes of world.

14. The country shares borders with Afghanistan to the northwest, China to the north, India to thesouth and east, and Iran to the west.
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15. Pakistan's lowest point is its Indian Ocean coast, at sea level. The highest point is K2, the world'ssecond-tallest mountain, at 8,611 meters (28,251 feet).

16. About one fifth of the population lives below the international poverty line (US$1.25 per day).

Education:

1. In the last five years, Pakistans literacy rate has grown by 250%, the largest increase in any

country to date.

2. Dr. Abdus Salam holds the distinction of being the first Nobel laureate from Pakistan

3. Pakistan is proud of Ali Moeen Nawazish A-Levels World Record 21 As.

Tourism:

1. Despite once being called the worlds most dangerous country in a British magazine (The

Economist), the tourism industry is growing in Pakistan.

2. Some of the earliest relics of Stone Age man have been found in the Soan Valley of the Potohar

region near Rawalpindi Pakistan

3. Porus, the king of Punjab, fought the battle of the Hydaspes River against the Macedonian king

Alexander. Pakistan

4. The 62 kilometer-long Baltoro Glacier, in northern Pkaistan, is one of the longest glaciers outside

the polar regions.5. Among 4 provinces Pakistan also has a small pre-Islamic Animist community with the name

Kalash, in Chitral Valley.

6. Ancient Civilizations of Mohenjo-daro, Harappa, Ashoka and Taxila lies in the lands of Pakistan.

7. Takht Bhai listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site is a Buddhist monastic complex dating back

to 1st century BC. Pakistan


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8. Menander I was one of the rulers of the Indo-Greek Kingdom which existed in present-day

Pakistan.

9. Trango Towers are amongst the many jewels encountered during the epic trek to K2. Standing

tall like guardians of the great glaciers, the biggest member of the group, the Grand Trango,

features the worlds greatest nearly vertical drop; nearly 1340 meters. They also offer some of themost technical rock climbing and extreme BASE jumping opportunities.

10. The phenomenal Karakorum highway reaches its highest point at the Khunjerab Pass, the worlds

highest paved border crossing.

11. A rare species of Dolphin known as Indus River Dolphin or Blind Dolphin lies in waters of Indus

River, Pakistan.

12. River Indus of Pakistan is the 21st Longest River of World.

13. Thar desert of Pakistan is one of the largest in the world.

Business and Trade:

1. Pakistan is 2nd in Entrepreneurial activities in Asia after Japan.

2. 80% of the worlds soccer balls are made in Pakistan.

3. Pakistan is proud of 12 Years Old Youngest Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Babar

Iqbal.4. Telephones: main lines in use: 2.861 million (March 1999); mobile cellular: 158,000

(1998). Radio broadcast stations: AM 27, FM 1, shortwave 21 (1998). Radios: 13.5 million

(1997). Television broadcast stations: 22 (plus seven low-power repeaters)

(1997). Televisions: 3.1 million (1997).

5. Pakistan ranks 12th in rice production, 4th in cotton, 5th in milk production, 12th in Kinos, 4th in

Dates, 4th in mangoes, 4th in apricot and 3rd in chickpeas.

6. Pakistan is ranked 4th in terms of broadband Internet growth in the world.

7. Worlds second largest salt mine can be found in Khewra Mines. Pakistan.

8. Pakistan has the worlds largest irrigation system.

9. Worlds largest deep sea port is located in Gwader, Baluchistan. Pakistan.

Guinness World Records and Young Achievers:

10. Pakistan is proud world record holder of over 500,000 trees planted in a day.


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11. Youngest Cricket Test Player Hasan Raza aged 14 years belongs to Pakistan12. Pakistan has Youngest civil judge Muhammad Ilyas.

13. Pakistan is proud owner of Largest tea bag World Record

14. Pakistan is proud owner of Largest Kurta World Record.

15. Pakistan is proud owner of Largest Football World

16. Pakistan is proud owner of Tallest cake World Record

17. Largest Volunteer Ambulance Organization in World Belongs to Pakistan founded by Sattar

Edhi.

Religion:

1. Pakistan has the second largest Muslim population in the world. It is second to Indonesia.

2. Pakistan is the first Islamic country to attain nuclear power and the sixth overall to do so.

3. The Shah Faisal Mosque in Islamabad can accommodate almost 100000 worshipers. Completed

in 1976, it could at that time probably hold the citys entire population.

4. Pakistan has the worlds second largest Shiite Muslim population.

5. Pakistan founded the Organization of Islamic Conference

6. Despite Muslim Majority, there are 656 gurdwaras and 327 active Hindu temples in the country.

Sports :

1. The official and national sport of Pakistan is field hockey. Cricket, however, is the most

popular sport. The national side won the ICC World Cup in 1992 AND ICC T20 World Cup in

2009.

2. Pakistan qualified for the Golf World Cup for the first time in 2009.


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3. Jahangir Khan is the only squash player to have won as many as 10 British Open

championships and enjoys an unbeaten streak of 555 weeks without losing a match, the most

impressive unbeaten run by any athlete, in any sport.

4. Sohail Abbas of Pakistan holds the record of highest no. of goals in int. hockey.

Source:

SBP 1st Quarterly Report for FY08

Dawn Newspaper

Websites:

Govt. of Pakistan

UNO

World Bank

CSS Forum

Google

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