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Pakistan - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography |
 | | Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world, is home to the second most populous city in the world, and is the second most populous Muslim country. |
 | | Pakistan was formed on 14 August 1947 with two Muslim-majority wings in the eastern and northwestern regions of South Asia, separated by Hindu-majority India, and comprising the provinces of Balochistan, East Bengal, the North-West Frontier Province, West Punjab and Sindh. |
 | | Pakistan covers 880,254 square kilometres (339,867 sq mi.), approximately the combined land areas of France and the United Kingdom, with its eastern regions located on the Indian tectonic plate and the western and northern regions on the Iranian plateau and Eurasian landplate. |
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