Pakistan is home to sites that date back to world's earliest settlements, rivaling those of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Located in South Asia, Pakistan shares an eastern border with India and a north-eastern border with China. Iran makes up the country's south-west border, and Afghanistan runs along its western and northern edge. The Arabian Sea is Pakistan's southern boundary with 1,064 km of coastline.

Pakistan displays some of Asia's most magnificent landscapes as it stretches from the Arabian Sea, in the south, to some of the world's most spectacular mountain ranges, in the north.

The Country as a total area of 803,904 sq km with a land area of 778,720 sq km and is nearly four times the size of United Kingdom. From Gwadar Bay in its south-eastern corner, the country extends more than 1,800 km to the Khunjerab Pass on China's