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Political, physical and population maps of Pakistan with its 8 first-level divisions, the capital Islamabad and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Pakistan

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 8 units

Pakistan is divided into 8 first-level administrative divisions:

Azad KashmirBaluchistanF.A.T.A.F.C.T.K.P.Northern AreasPunjabSind

Largest cities in Pakistan

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1Karachi12,130,000
2Lahore6,577,000
3Faisalabad2,617,000
4Saidu1,860,310
5Rawalpindi1,858,000
6Multan1,522,000
7Gujranwala1,513,000
8Hyderabad1,459,000
9Peshawar1,303,000
10Abbottabad1,183,647

Karachi is the largest urban area in Pakistan with about 12,130,000 people; the capital, Islamabad, has about 780,000.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Pakistan: ≈ 8,048 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Ravi
  • Sutlej
  • Chenab
  • Jhelum
  • Indus

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lake
  • Tarbela Dam

Ethnic groups in Pakistan

CIA World Factbook
Punjabi
44.7%Pashtun
15.4%Sindhi
14.1%Saraiki
8.4%Muhajirs
7.6%Baloch
3.6%other
6.3%

Punjabi 44.7%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.4%, Sindhi 14.1%, Saraiki 8.4%, Muhajirs 7.6%, Baloch 3.6%, other 6.3%

Regionally, Punjabi is the most common ethnic group across most of the 8 divisions, while Pashtun predominates in 2 divisions (K.P., F.A.T.A.); Baloch predominates in 1 division (Baluchistan); Sindhi predominates in 1 division (Sind); Shina predominates in 1 division (Northern Areas).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Pakistan

CIA World Factbook · 2020
Muslim
96.4%Hindu
1.6%Christian
1.4%less than
1%

Muslim 96.4%, Hindu 1.6%, Christian 1.4%; less than 1%: scheduled castes, Qadiani/Ahmadi, other, Sikh. (2020 est.)

Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 8 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Pakistan

CIA World Factbook
Punjabi
38.8%Pashto
18.2%Sindhi
14.6%Saraiki
12.2%Urdu
7.1%Balochi
3%Hindko
2.4%Brahui
1.2%other
2.4%

Punjabi 38.8%, Pashto (alternate name, Pashtu) 18.2%, Sindhi 14.6%, Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 12.2%, Urdu 7.1%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2.4%, Brahui 1.2%, other 2.4%

Regionally, Punjabi is the most common language group across most of the 8 divisions, while Pashto predominates in 2 divisions (K.P., F.A.T.A.); Balochi predominates in 1 division (Baluchistan); Sindhi predominates in 1 division (Sind); Shina predominates in 1 division (Northern Areas).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.