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Pakistani Flag
The National Flag of Pakistan is dark green in color with a white bar, a white crescent in the centre and a five-pointed star. The significance of the colour and symbols used in the Pakistani Flag is as follows:

The white and dark green field represents Minorities & Muslim majority, respectively.The crescent on the Flag represents progress.The five-rayed star represents light and knowledge.

This flag of the Crescent and the Star Leads the way to progress and perfection, Interpreter of our past, glory of our present Inspiration of our future, Symbol of Almighty's protection.

Qaumi Tarana

Pak sarzamin shad bad
Kishware haseen shad bad

Tunishane azmealishan arze Pakistan
Markazeyaqin shadbad.

Pak sarzamin ka nizam quwate akhuwati awam
Qaum, mulk, Sultanat
Painda ta binda bad shad, bad man zele murad.

Parchame sitarao hilal
Rahbare tarraqio ka mal
Tarjumane mazishane hal jane istaqbal
Sayyai, khudae zul jalal.

TRANSLATION
National Anthem

Blessed be the sacred land,
Happy be the bounteous realm,

Symbol of high resolve,
Land of Pakistan.
Blessed be thou citadel of faith.

The Order of this Sacred Land
Is the might of the brotherhood of the people.
May the nation, the country, and the State
Shine in glory everlasting.
Blessed be the goal of our ambition.

This flag of the Crescent and the Star
Leads the way to progress and perfection,
Interpreter of our past, glory of our present,
Inspiration of our future,
Symbol of Almighty's protection


Capital		Islamabad (33°40′N, 73°10′E)
Largest city		Karachi
Official languages		Urdu (national), English (official)[1]
Recognised regional languages		Balochi, Pashto, Punjabi, Siraiki, Sindhi[2]
Demonym		Pakistani
Government		Islamic Republic
President		Pervez Musharraf

Formation
Independence		from the United Kingdom
Declared		14 August 1947
Islamic republic		23 March 1956

		Area
Total		880,940 km² (36th), 340,403 sq mi
Water (%)		3.1

Population
2007 estimate		162,423,000[4] (6th)
Density		206/km² (53rd) 534/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2008 estimate
Total		US$504.3 billion [5] (26th)
Per capita		US$3320.12 (128th)
Curency		Rupee (Rs.) (PKR)
Time zone		PST (UTC+5)
Summer (DST)		not observed (UTC+6)
Internet TLD		.pk
Calling code		+92

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan :
Pakistan is a country in South Asia, marking the region where South Asia converges with Central Asia and the Middle East.It has a 1,046 kilometer (650 mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast.

Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world and has one of the largest Muslim populations in the world. Its territory was a part of the pre-partitioned British India and has a long history of settlement and civilisation including the Indus Valley Civilisation. The region has been invaded by the Greeks, Persians, Arabs, Afghans, Turks, and Mongols. The territory was incorporated into British India in the nineteenth century. Since its independence, the country has been characterized by periods of military and economic growth interspersed with political instability.

The nation was founded officially as the Dominion of Pakistan in 1947, under the leadership of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and the Muslim League, and was renamed the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1956. Pakistan was a founding member of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Developing 8 Countries (D8) and Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). It is also a member of the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organization (WTO), G33 developing countries, Group of 77 developing nations (G77) and is a nuclear power.

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