Pakistan
Pakistan 🇵🇰 is a country in Middle East with a population of approximately ~247.5 million. Its capital is Islamabad. This is the complete reference for identifying Pakistan in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Flag | 🇵🇰 |
| Continent / region | Middle East |
| Capital | Islamabad |
| Population | ~247.5 million |
| ISO codes | PK / PAK |
| Coordinates | 30.52°, 72.80° |
| Bordering countries | India, Afghanistan, Iran |
Famous for
Known for the Karakoram mountains.
How Pakistan appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Pakistan is identified through the clue sequence: middle east first, then population range (~247.5 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Islamabad), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Pakistan is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Middle East.
Neighboring countries
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Reading Pakistan in MapDash context
Pakistan is one of the data points covered by this site’s country-guessing geography puzzles dataset. The detail above comes directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across recognized sovereign countries.
The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for Pakistan’s peers within recognized sovereign countries. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Pakistan?
The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad.
What continent is Pakistan in?
Pakistan is in Middle East.
What is the population of Pakistan?
Pakistan has a population of approximately ~247.5 million.
What countries border Pakistan?
Pakistan borders India, Afghanistan, Iran.
What is Pakistan famous for?
Known for the Karakoram mountains.