Pakistan, officially the Islamic republic of Pakistan, is a country located in south Asia. The country has a population of 209,970,000 people making Pakistan the fifth most populous country in the world. Pakistan is the 33rd largest country, spanning 881,913 square kilometers. Pakistan has a 1,046 kilometer coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman and is bordered by India, Afghanistan, Iran and China.
Pakistan is the only country to have been created in the name of Islam. As a result of the Pakistan Movement led by Muhammad [NAVN C] Jinnah and the subcontinent's struggle for independence, Pakistan was created in 1947 as an independent homeland for Indian Muslims.
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Pakistan's population estimate as of 2017 was 209,970,000, making it the fifth most populous nation on Earth.
The largest ethnic group is the Punjabi, with 45 percent of the total population. Other groups include the Pashtun, 15.4 percent; Sindhi, 14.1 percent; Sariaki, 8.4 percent; Urdu, 7.6 percent; Balochi, 3.6 percent; and smaller groups making up the remaining 4.7 percent.
The birth rate in Pakistan is relatively high, at 2.7 live births per woman, so the population is expanding rapidly. The literacy rate for adult women is only 46 percent, compared with 70 percent for men.
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