Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east, Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north.
Geographic Coordinates: 30�00 N, 70�00 E
Total Area: 803,940 sq. km. (778,720 sq. km land, 25,220 sq. km water)
Comparative Area: slightly less than twice the size of California
Total Land Boundary: 6,774 km
Border Countries: Afghanistan: 2,430 km, China: 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909 km
Coastline: 1,046 km
Maritime Claims: Contiguous Zone: 24 NM, Territorial Sea: 12 NM, Continental Shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin, Exclusive Economic Zone: 200 NM
| Name | Height | World Rating |
|---|---|---|
| K-2 (Mount Godwin Austin) | 28,250 ft./8611 m | 2nd |
| Nanga Parbat | 26,660 ft./8126 m | 8th |
| Gasherbrum-I | 26,470 ft./8068 m | 11th |
Climate: mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
Terrain: flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west
Lowest Point: Indian Ocean 0 m
Highest Point: K2 (8,611 m)
Length of Rivers: Indus: 1,800 miles, Jhelum: 513 miles, Chenab: 772 miles, Ravi: 560 miles, Sutlej: 964 miles, Beas (tributary of Sutlej): 247 miles
Glaciers: Siachin: 75 km, Batura: 55 km, Baltora: 62 km
Deserts: Thar (in Sindh), Cholistan (in Punjab), Thal (in Punjab)
Lakes: Manchar (in Sindh), Keenjhar (in Sindh), Hanna (in Balochistan), Saif-ul-Maluk (in NWFP), Satpara (in Northern Areas), Kachura (in Northern Areas)
Major Dams: Mangla Dam, Tarbela Dam, Warsak Dam
Natural Resources: land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone
Land Use: arable land: 28%, permanent crops: 1%, other: 71% (1998 est.)
Irrigated Land: 180,000 sq. km (1998 est.)
Natural Hazards: frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August)
Environmental Issues: water pollution from raw sewage, industrial wastes, and agricultural runoff; limited natural fresh water resources; a majority of the population does not have access to potable water; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification
Environmental Agreements: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation (signed but not ratified), Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands