Pakistan has a total area of 796,095 sq km and a population of over 207 million people. It borders Afghanistan, Iran, India and China. Major geographical features include the Indus River and its tributaries, the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges, the Thar and Cholistan deserts. Agriculture is important to Pakistan's economy, with major crops including wheat, rice, cotton, and sugarcane.

2. GEOGRAPHY THE LAND OF
PAKISTAN

3. INTRODUCTION OF PAKISTAN
• Complete name : Islamic republic of Pakistan.
• Independence : 14 – August- 1947.
• Capital : Islamabad.

4. LOCATION OF PAKISTAN
• Latitude : 24°N to 37°N
• Longitude : 60°E to 75.5°N
• Highest point : K-2 ( 8611m)
• Deepest point : Dasu patan ( 6500m)
• Lowest point : Sea level ( 0 feet )

5. PAKISTAN
• Area : 796096 sqr km.
• Population : According to the Census of 2017 the
population of Pakistan is 20,77,70,000.
• Density of population : The density of population is now
164 persons per sqr km.
• Muslims : 98 %
• Non Muslims : 2 %

6. • Nationality : Pakistani
• Ethnic Groups : Punjabi,Sindhi, Pashtun, Baloch, Muhajir
etc
• Religions : Sunni 77 %, Shi’s 20 % , Christians, Hindu and
others 2 %

7. POPULATION OF PAKISTAN IN CITIES
• Karachi 11624219
• Lahore 6310888
• Faislabad 2506595
• Rawalpindi 1743101
• Multan 1437230

8. • Provinces : 05
• Name of provinces : Punjab (Lahore), Sindh ( Karachi ),
Baluchistan ( Quetta ) , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Peshawar )
and Azad Kashmir.

9. • Neighboring countries :
1. Afghanist
2. Iran
3. China
4. India

10. PAKISTAN LAND BORDERS ( TOTAL
6,974 KM
• Afghanistan : Durand line ( 2643 km )
• Tajikistan : Wakhan corridor
• China : 523 km
• India : 2,912 km
• Iran : 909 km
• Coastline : 1,046 km

11. IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOR COUNTRIES

12. MAJOR RIVERS
• The Indus : 1,800 miles
• Jhelum : 513 miles
• Chenab : 772 miles
• Ravi : 560 miles
• Sutlej : 964 miles
• Beas : 247 miles

13. MAJOR DAMS
• Pakistan has two major rivers dams :
1. Tarbela Dam on the Indus
2. Mangla Dam on the Jhelum

14. GLACIERS
• Siachin : 75 km
• Baltora : 62 km
• Batura : 55km

15. MOUNTAINS
• K- 2 , the second-highest peak of the world.
• The Himalaya Range
• The Karakoram Range
• The Hindu Kush
• The Suleman Range

16. DESERTS
1. The Kharan Desert : located in Kharan District
2. The Thal : Located between Indus and Jehlum
3. The Cholistan : Spans an area of 16000 square kilometer.
4. The That : It is the seventeenth largest desert of the
world and third one in Asia & Spans an area if 200,000

17. Lakes
• Saif Al Maluk
• Dadi patsar
• Ansu Jheel
• Attabad Lake
• Hanna Lake
Valleys
• Chitral Valley
• Kaghan Valley
• Swat Kalam Valley
• Skardu

18. TRANSPORTATION AND
COMMUNICATION IN PAKISTAN
• Road network : There are nine highways and 9 motorways
in Pakistan . Total length of all types of roads in 259,758
km
• Railway network : Railway is built in plain areas .Total
808railway stations,total length compromises of 7791 km.

19. AGRICULTURE IN PAKISTAN
• About 67 % population is living in rural areas , and 50% of labor
force is involved in farming, livestock and agro based industries.
• Total area of Pakistan is 80 million hectares.
• 25.2 % is cultivated area.
• 10 % is culturally waste.
• 3.6% is under forests.
• Remaining 60% area is desert.

20. TWO MAIN CROPPING SEASONS :
RABI AND KHARIF
Food crops
• Wheat
• Rice
• Maize
• Grains
• Grams
• Pulses
Non food crops
• Cotton
• Sugarcane
• Tobacco
• Rape seed
• Mustered
• Sesame

21. NATURAL RESOURCES
• Pakistan is rich in natural resources :
• Land , extensive natural gas, reserves , limited
petroleum,poor quality, coal,iron ore, copper, salt ,
limestone,salt mines,Gold and metal presious metals

22. Climate
• Mostly hot,dry Deserts,.
Temperate in north west;
arctic in north, Fog,
Monsoon, Dust storm
,Heat waves.
Airways
• PIA, AeroAsia, Hajveri
airlines, Shaheen and
Bahoja airlines operating
on both domestic and
international airlines.

23. INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES
•Status of Kashmir with India.
•Border question with Afghanistan (Durand line).
•Water – Sharing problems ( wuller barrage ) over
the Indus with upstream Riparian India.

24. ENVIRONMENT
• Current Issues
• Water pollution from raw sewage
• Industrials wastes
• Agricultural run off
• Limited natural fresh water resources; a majority of the
population doesn’t have access to potable water
• Deforestation,soil erosion , desertification

25. GEOGRAPHICAL IMPORTANCE
• Pakistan in Asia has much geographical importance because of its strategic
location. Firstly, Pakistan has all features of nature like sea, deserts,
mountains,rivers.
• Secondly, in this region there are four seasons ; summer, winter, Autumn and
spring.
• Pakistan shares it’s borders with very prominent countries in the world like
India, China, Afghanistan and Iran.
• Land lock countries do not have route for the transportation of goods by sea
therefore, Pakistan also provides sea transportation to some countries.
• Interestingly, Pakistan is a Muslim country and it is located in the chain of the
Muslim countries therefore ,it is also known as Center of Muslim world.

26. CONCLUSION
• The geography of Pakistan is a profound blend of
landscapes varying from plains to deserts, forests,hills,
and plateaus ranging from the coastal areas of the
Arabian sea in the south to the mountains of the
Karakoram Range in the north