Pakistan
is situated between latitude 24 and 37 degrees north and longitude 62 and 75
degrees east. The country borders Iran on the west, India in the east, Afghanistan
in the north-west, China in the north and Arabian sea on the south. The great
mountain ranges of the Himalayas, the Karakorams and the Hindukush form Pakistan's
northern highlands of the north-west frontier province and the Northern Area;
Punjab province is a flat, alluvial plain with five major rivers dominating
the upper region eventually joining the Indus river flowing south to the Arabian
sea; Sindh is bounded on the east by the thar desert and the Rann of Kutch and
on the west by the Kirthar range; the Balochistan plateau is an arid tableland,
encircled by dry mountains. Information
State Emblem The State
Emblem consists of:
1. The crescent and star which is symbol of Islam
2. The shield in the centre shows four major crops
3. Wreath surrounding the shield represents cultural heritage
4. Scroll contains Quaid's motto: Unity Faith, Discipline
National Flower Jasmine
TOURISM GROWTH:
In the year 1998, Pakistan attracted around 3,81,000 tourist from overseas and
earned US$111 million as foreign exchange receipts. The number of foreign tourist
arrivals in the south Asia region was 5 million. In 1998, the share of Pakistan
in tourist arrivals in this region was 7.6%. More than half of foreign tourist
arrivals in 1998 were for visiting friends and relatives followed by business
travelers 18.3%, holidays and recreational travelers 13.4% and religious tourists
to the tune of 2.5%. Most of the tourists from overseas had visited main cities
like Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.
