a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

definition: Pakistan is in Asia, 150 million people live there, the capital is Islamabad

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan , is a country located in South Asia and the Greater Middle East.http://www.al-bab.com/arab/docs/international/gmep2004.htm Greater Middle East Partnershiphttp://www.mideasti.org/countries/countries_main.html Middle East Institute: Countries and Organizations, through its Pashto and Baloch dominated provinces. It has a 1046 kilometer coastline along the Arabian Sea in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and the People's Republic of China in the far northeast.The Kashmir region is claimed by India and Pakistan. Both countries and China separately administer parts of the region with the Indian and Pakistani held areas defined by the Line of Control.