Location

23-37 degrees north latitude
61-76 degrees east longitude

Area:


total area: 803,940 sq km
land area: 796,096 sq km

Land boundaries:

Total: 6,774 km
Afghanistan: 2,430 km; China: 523 km; India: 2,912 km; Iran: 909 km

Provinces and Divisions:

There are four provinces:

ProvinceCapital city Divisions
SindhKarachiKarachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur
PunjabLahoreLahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Deri Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur, Sargodha
North West Fornier Province (NWFP)Peshawar Peshawar, Kohat, Dera Ismail Khan, Malakand, Hazara, Tribal Areas (autonomous)
BaluchistanQuettaQuetta, Sibi, Kalat, Makran

Northern areas of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir are not divisions but districts that are controlled by federal Government.

District capitalDistricts
Northern areasGilgit Gilgit, Skardu, Ghizar, Diamar, Ghanche
Azad KashmirMuzzafarabad Muzzafarabad, Mirpur, Kotli, Bagh, Poonch

Afghanistan: West & North
China: North-East
India: All down the east side
Iran: South West
Arabian Sea: South


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