Pakistan

Country in Southern Asia

Pakistan is a country in Southern Asia, with its capital in Islamabad. About 255.2 million people live there (2025), making it the 5th most populous of the 195 countries. At 881,912 km², it is the 33rd largest country by area. It borders Afghanistan, China, India and Iran.

Pakistan at a glance

Capital: Islamabad
Population (2025): 255.2 million
Area: 881,912 km²
Density: 289 per km²
Official languages: English, Urdu
Currency: Pakistani rupee
People: Pakistani
Calling code: +92
Internet domain: .pk
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Pakistan?

How Pakistan compares

Population rank

5th of 195

4th of 47 in Asia

Size rank

33rd of 195

8th of 47 in Asia

Crowding

289 per km²

More crowded than 84% of countries

Similar in size: Venezuela (916,445 km²).
Similar population: Nigeria (237.5 million).
Pakistan is the only place that uses the Pakistani rupee.
English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.
Urdu is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Pakistan

Play Guess the Flag →·Play Guess the Country →

Flag of Pakistan: meaning and quiz →·Pakistan Map Quiz →·Pakistan Cities Quiz →·Pakistan Quiz →

Would you recognise Pakistan?

Its outline

In Country Shapes you name places from their outline alone.

Play Country Shapes →

🥭 🍛 🏔️ 🏏

Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Pakistan in Guess the Country by Emoji.

Play by emoji →

How players do with Pakistan

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Pakistan so far, from 379 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

48% right

57th hardest of 176 · 277 answers

Its flag

82% right

102nd hardest of 145 · 102 answers

Players find Pakistan on the map in 48% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Afghanistan.
Players recognise the flag of Pakistan in 82% of tries. The most common wrong answer is the Philippines.

Find it on the map →·Guess the Flag →

Countries that border Pakistan

Pakistan borders 4 countries: Afghanistan, China, India and Iran.

Quick quiz: Pakistan

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Pakistan?
2. What is the capital of Pakistan?
3. Which of these borders Pakistan?

Guess the Flag Capitals quiz Find it on the map

Questions about Pakistan

Is Pakistan a country?

Yes. Pakistan is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Pakistan?

The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad. Islamabad was built in the 1960s as a new capital, replacing Karachi.

Which countries border Pakistan?

Pakistan borders 4 countries: Afghanistan, China, India and Iran.

How many countries border Pakistan?

4. Pakistan shares a land border with 4 countries.

How big is Pakistan?

Pakistan covers 881,912 km², about the same size as Venezuela (916,445 km²).

Is Pakistan hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Pakistan in 48% of 277 tries, 57th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Afghanistan.

← All countries·Countries by population·Largest and smallest countries