Pakistans biggest city Karachi is also the worlds 12th largest city with a population of almost 15 million people.
Pakistan is a relatively new founded country located in South Asia between India, Afghanistan, Iran, and China. It isn’t a landlocked country like its neighbor Afghanistan, thanks to its around 1000 km long coastline in the south.
The country gained independence in 1947 after separating from British India. The vast majority of Muslims that lived in India migrated to Pakistan during the separation of the two countries, and this has resulted in 96% of the Pakistanis being Muslim and only 1.2% being Hindu. Because of Islam by far being the major religion, some Hindus have stated that they are being treated as 2nd class citizens. More about this problem can be read on the page Political challenges.
The capital city of Pakistan Karachi is considered the biggest muslim city in the world, and is also the economically most important city of Pakistan. Karachi contributes to about 42% of the Pakistani GDP. The second biggest city of Lahore is known as the culture capital because of its centuries-old bazaars, traditions and cultural heritage. Lahore currently accounts for about 11% of Pakistans GDP.
Pakistans biggest city Karachi is also the worlds 12th largest city with a population of almost 15 million people.
With an area of over 881 thousand square kilometers, the landscape is very different in various parts of the country. This can be seen by looking at the northern parts of the country, which are much more mountainous than the greener south. Some of the biggest mountains in the world can also be found in Pakistan.
The worlds second largest mountain K2 is located in the most northern part of Pakistan.
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