Geography of Pakistan

The Pakistan has a Superficie of 804.000 km ² and has borders common with the Iran (900 km) to south-west, the Afghanistan (2400 km) in the west and north, the Popular republic of China (520 km), with the North-East and the India (2900 km) on all its east coast. The southern part is bordered by the Mer of Oman with 1050 km of littoral.

The relief is made of high summits in the north (of which the mount K2 which, with 8.611 meters of altitude, is the second culminating point of the world), of arid mountains in the west, an inhospitable plate in south-west, of the Désert of Cholistan in south-east and alluvial plains dedicated to agriculture everywhere else.

It is in these plains (approximately 1/3 of the territory), that the major part of the population is gathered. Length of 2.900 km, the Indus (which takes its source with the Tibet), crosses on 2.500 km the country of north to the south and is thrown in the sea of Oman by an immense delta. In this area where it falls less than 500 millimetres of rain per annum, Indus and its affluents irrigate Pakistan like a true blood network.

The country is subjected to the seismic risk as the Earthquake testifies some of October 8th, 2005 like to the floods and the Cyclone S.

Its principal Fleuve S is Indus, 2900 km; Sutlej, 1550 km; Chenab, 1200 km; Delighted, 900 km and Jhelum, 800 km. Its principal tops are K2 (8611m); Nanga Parbat (8125m); Gasherbrum (8068m); Broad Peak (8047m) and the Gasherbrum II (8035m).

Principal City S

source: statistics Finland

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