Recognised as Country
Pakistan
- PK
- Asia
- PKR
- .pk
Pakistan (PK/PAK) is a country in Asia with its capital at Islamabad. It covers about 881,913 km² with a population of roughly 241,000,000, uses the PKR, dials on +92, owns the .pk internet domain and keeps its capital on Asia/Karachi. It borders 4 countries.
Identity
Official short namePakistan
CapitalIslamabad
ContinentAsia
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2PK
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3PAK
Internet TLD.pk
Calling code+92
Currency codePKR
Geography
Latitude30.3753° N
Longitude69.3451° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area881,913 km²340,509 square miles
Land neighbours4
Distance from London6,034 kmto the approximate centre of Pakistan, not to Islamabad. E, bearing 84.5°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAsia/Karachithe IANA zone for Islamabad; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+05:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+05:00
Offset in JulyUTC+05:00
Current offsetUTC+05:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 14:12
Hours ahead of UTC5
Population & scale
Population241,000,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density273.3 per km²≈
Share of world population2.975%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset33 of 196
Population rank in this dataset5 of 196
Neighbouring countries
Afghanistan425 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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