Pakistan β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Pakistan covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Pakistan
The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad. It has a population of approximately 241.5M. The country covers an area of 796,095 kmΒ². It is located in Southern Asia.
Geography
Pakistan is a country in Southern Asia, part of the Asia region. It covers an area of approximately 796,095 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Afghanistan, People's Republic of China, India, and Islamic Republic of Iran, totalling 4 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Pakistan has a population of approximately 241,499,431 people. Population density is around 303.4 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include English and Urdu, totalling 2 languages. People from this country are referred to as Pakistani.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Pakistan reports a nominal GDP of about $371.6 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 55.0% of GDP in 2000. The official currency is the Pakistani rupee (PKR, symbol β¨). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 278.69 PKR.
Culture & Time
Pakistan operates on a single time zone (UTC+05:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.pk.
Government & Status
The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the left. The international dialling code is +92. Its FIFA country code is PAK, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is PK.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.