ASIA & PAKISTAN

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ASIA & PAKISTAN

Aim

• To acquaint you with different facets of continent Asia in general and Pakistan in particular

• Asia – Geography– Population – Trade Routes– Historical Places– Disputes

• Pakistan – Historical Background– Geography– Geographical Importance

• CPEC Project– Facts

Sequence

Asia

Pakistan

Facts• Largest continent of the world

– land (30% of the world)– Population (60% of the world)

• Subdivide into 54 countries– Largest Russia– Smallest Maldives

Asia

Area44,579,000 sq. km

or 44.58 million sq. km

Population4,427,751,765 or

4.427 billion

• 48 UN members

• 6 Non-Aligned countries

Facts• It shares borders with the

– Arctic– Pacific– Indian

• Total 56 mountain ranges in Asia– Himalayas– Tien Shan range– Ural mountains

Asia

Area 612,021 sq

km

Length2,500 km

Width400 km

Total Area1,000,000 sq km

Length2,400 km

Length 2500 km

width 150 km

Highest peak Mount Narodnaya

(1,897m)

Width• 500km at east and

west• 350km at center

Facts• Religious division of Asia

– Islam– Hinduism– Buddhism– Sikhism

• Highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest (8848 m)

• Deepest point is dead sea (400)

Asia

Muslims: 32.2%Hindus: 26%Buddhists: 12%Sikhs: 1.6%Others: 28.2%

Facts• Verkhoyansh in Russia is the

coldest inhabited place in the world

• Cherra punjii in India receives the highest average rainfall

Asia

Of up to 26 m rain falls here in a

year

Geography • Division of land of Asia is as per the following flow-chart

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5,000,000

10,000,000

15,000,000

20,000,000Area/Region

Area/Region

• Division of population of Asia is as per given flow chart

Population of AsiaChina (31.4)

India (29.7)

Indonesia (5.8)

Pakistan (4.4)

Bangladesh (3.6)

Russia (3.2)

Others (21.9)

Geography

• There are several land and sea trades routes in Asia out of which the important are:– Silk Route– Grand Trunk Road

Trade Routes

It starts at Chittagong Bangladesh and ends at Kabul, Afghanistan.

It is 3337 km long

It is a series of trade roads between china

and the Mediterranean sea extending some

6,400 km

• Asia is a land of cultural diversity. All cultures of the world can be seen here.

• There are several places of historical importance found in different countries. Some are more recognized than others.

• Following are some of these important historical places and world wonders found in Asia– Taj Mahal, India– Great Wall of China– Angkor Wat temples– Harappa– Mohenjo-Daro

Historical Places/ World Wonders

Historical Places/ World Wonders

Great Wall, China

Great Wall

Historical Places/ World Wonders

Great Wall, China

First built by emperor Qin Shi Huang in 220-

206 BC. Since then it has been rebuilt many times with additions made at

different times.

The great wall with all its branches measure out to be 21,196 km long

The primary function of the great wall was to keep Mongolian and other invaders out of

China

Most of the wall we see today has been built by the Ming dynasty. Today it is one of the wonders of the world and can be

seen from the moon

Disputes

• The lists of disputes in the world is long and ever-changing• But to name a few which are becoming worrisome, the first

one that makes the list is

Jammu and Kashmir

The former princely state of India and Pakistan (once part of the British

Empire, now part of India, Pakistan, and China) has been disputed since

the British relinquished control of the subcontinent in the 1940s.

A heavily militarized, 724 km Line of Control has long pitted Indian and

Pakistani forces against each other in this

contested Himalayan region.

• The lists of disputes in the world is long and ever-changing• But to name a few which are becoming worrisome, the first

one that makes the list is

East China SeaA chain of remote, energy-rich islands known as the

Senkaku Islands in East China Sea which are the subject of a

territorial dispute between the two powers, China and

Japan. It has been escalating in recent years.

Japan’s government laid claim to the islands in 1895 because

they were vacant. Up until World War II, they remained under U.S.A’s control. China

argues that these islands were already under their

control long before Japan had laid claim to them

Disputes

Pakistan

Pakistan

Introduction• Pakistan, “the land of the Pure” was created on 14

Aug, 1947. It was a gift to us from our forefathers achieved after countless sacrifices

• Pakistan has a total land area of 796,096 sq. km• Pakistan has a population of 199,085,847• It has a 1,046 km long coastline along the Arabian

seaMaking it the 36th

largest nation in the world.

Pakistan

Land: 770,875 sq. kmWater: 25,220 sq. km7th largest in terms of

population

Introduction• It has 4 neighboring nations which are

– China 585 km– India 3190 km– Afghanistan 2652 km– Iran 959 km

• Indus river in Pakistan is the second longest river in the world

Pakistan

Introduction• Literacy rate in Pakistan is 57.9%• Pakistan’s land is divided as

– Agriculture : 35.2%– Forests : 2.1%– Other : 62.7%

• Urban population is 38.8% of total.

Pakistan

Male : 69.5%females : 45.8%

Pakistan

Introduction• Pakistan had three constitutions passed in

• 1956• 1962• 1973

• Till today, Pakistan had to fight many wars but it faced them with courage and valor. Few of these were• Indo-Pak war 1948• Indo-Pak war 1965• War of 1971• Kargil war 1999

• Division of land of Pakistan is as per the following flow chart

Punjab (2

05)

sindh (1

40)

KPK (74)

baloch

istan

(347)

Gilgit-b

altista

n (75)

Azad Kash

mir (11)

FATA (2

7)0

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Area/Province

Geography

8 Divisions4 Provinces

2 Administrative Areas 1 Territory

1 Capital Territory

Geography

Coast Line• The coastline of Pakistan

extends 1,046 km, 250 km falling in Sindh and 800 km in Balochistan.

• The territorial waters cover an area of 24,000 km2.

Geography

Deserts• Main deserts of Pakistan include

Thar Cholistan Thal

Geography

Thar Desert• Thar Desert covers

large areas of Pakistan and India

• It spans an area of 175,000 sq. km

• It’s the 7th largest desert in the world and the 3rd in Asia

Geography

Cholistan Desert• It covers the areas of

Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahimyar Khan.

• It is spread over an area of more than 16,000 km

• Major landmark of Cholistan is Drawar fort which is 48km from Dera Nawab Sahib

Geography

Thal Desert• Thal Desert is located

between Indus and Jhelum in Mianwali region

• It is laid over an area of 26,000 sq. km

• Irrigation system is being built to make the desert suitable for farming

Population• Division of population is as per the following flow chart

Population of provincesPunjab (73.6)Sindh (30.4)KPK (17.7)Balochistan (6.5)Gilgit-Baltistan (0.9)azad Kashmir (2.8)FATA (3.2)

Geographical Importance

• God has bestowed us with a land which is in the most geographically important place

• It is the gateway for land locked countries in central Asia to trade goods. Due to unavailability of sea, these countries natural trade route is through Pakistan’s coast

• This coastline is also the reason why china has agreed to sign the CPEC with us.

CPEC

• Stands for ‘Pak-China Economic Corridor’. • This project is about using pakistan’s Gawadar port for

trade purposes by China. For this china will built a system of roads in Pakistan in order to shift goods from gawadar sea port to China.

• This will benefit both countries; china will get a shorter path for sea trade compared to the previous route it took and Pakistan will benefit from the economics corridors set by china along the road system as well as getting passage fair.

CPEC

CPEC

Miscellaneous Facts

• First Islamic and World’s Seventh Nuclear Atomic Power

Miscellaneous Facts

• Sixth Largest Standing army in the World with 6,00,000 and 1 Million plus strength in total

Miscellaneous Facts

• Second Largest Salt mine in the World.

• Khewra with 3,00,000 ton annual production

Miscellaneous Facts

• Abdul Satar Edhi who devoted his whole life to the service of mankind created the Edhi foundation

• Edhi, the Worlds best Ambulance service having̶N 1800 Ambulance̶N 28 Boats̶N Air ambulance, helicopters̶N 9000 Employees̶N 335 Welfare centers̶N 30 Dispensaries̶N Free Kitchen in 20 cities̶N Orphan homes

Miscellaneous Facts

• Pakistan has the World’s Largest canal Irrigation system with 58,500 Km length

Miscellaneous Facts

• Pakistan is home to 108 peaks above 22000 feet.

• 5 out of 13 highest mountain peaks are in Pakistan

• World No.2 is K2 (8611 m)• World No. 9 is Nanga Parbat(8126 m)• World No.11 Gasherbrum1 or K5( 8080m)• World no 12 Broad peak (8051 m)• World No 13 Gasherbrum 2 or K4

(8035m)

Miscellaneous Facts

• 5th Largest Gold deposit in the World is in Rekodek, Pakistan with estimation of $ 260 Billion but Dr. Samar Mubarak Mand says deposits are worth $ 1.2 Trillion

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