Geography, Land, Boundaries and Neighborhoods
Geography, Land, Boundaries and Neighborhoods
Geography, Land, Boundaries and Neighborhoods
Territory:
Its area is 796,095 sq Kilometers.
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Territory percentage
(in thousand)
Balochistan 347.2 43.61
Punjab 205.3 25.81
Sindh 140.9 17.71
NWFP 74.6 9.4
FATA 27.2 3.4
Islamabad 0.9 0.1
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2: Boundaries:
Pakistan shares boundaries with four countries.
• China in the northeast: About 600 km long border in the Northern Areas. Silk Route is a
major link for trade and traveling.
• Afghanistan: North and Northwest about 1200 miles. Durand Line was drawn on
November 1893 as a border between the two neighbors.
• Iran in the West share about 590 miles border from Koh-i-Malik Siah to Gawadar.
• India in the East having a border about 1400 miles which was established in August
1947.
• We also face India on the LOC in Kashmir, the most troubled frontier having hardly any
natural barriers, highly volatile and porous.
• South: Arabian Sea, Coastline 450 miles. Stretches from the Rann of Kutch Indian
border to the Iranian border in the West.
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3: Neighborhoods:
Pakistan is located in strategically important region. It is the center of global interests. For all the
big powers like China and Russia it is important. U.S maintains interests to keep an eye on both
China and Russia.
It is on the gateway of Central Asian Muslim States through Afghanistan. On the other side of it is
the outer region of the Gulf region having rich oil resources and economic wealth. Pakistan has
close brotherly ties with these states. Now the pipelines of oil and gas are planning to be passed
through Pakistan. It will be a new start of economic cooperation in the region.
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