Background The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign country in Southeast Asia bordered by the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman to the south, Iran to the southest, A fghanistan to the est and north, India to the east, and !hina to the f ar northeast" #ith a population of over $%% million, Pakistan is the si&th most populated country in the orld, folloing !hina, India, the 'nited States, Indonesia, and (ra)il" $ The country*s largest cities are +arachi, ahore, -aisalabad, and Raalpindi, ith the city of Islamabad as the capital" In $.%/, Pakistan*s consti tution adopted a federal parliamentary system, calling for a president as head of state and an elected prime minister as head of the government" 0 !urrently, the president of the republic is 1amnoon 2ussain and the prime minister is 3aa) 2ussain, both elected in 04$5" 1[Top Images] Left – Pakistan’s motto in Urdu and English!ight – Pakistan’s em"lem #ountries of the $orld% http&''(orlda tlas%com'aatl as'populations 'ct)popls%htm * +o,ernme nt -tructure% http&''countr)studies%us'pakistan'./%htm
