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Pakistan ( i / ˈ p æ k ᵻ s t æ n / or i / p ɑː k i ˈ s t ɑː n / ; Urdu : پاكستان ALA-LC : Pākistān , pronounced [pɑːkɪst̪ɑːn] ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( Urdu : اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاكستان ALA-LC : Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān IPA: [ɪslɑːmiː d͡ʒʊmɦuːriəɪh pɑːkɪst̪ɑːn] ), is a country in South Asia . It is the sixth-most populous country with a population exceeding 199 million people . It is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area with an area covering 881,913 km 2 ( 34
The territory that now constitutes Pakistan was previously home to several ancient cultures , including the Mehrgarh of the Neolithic and the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilisation , and was later home to kingdoms ruled by people of different faiths and cultures, including Hindus , Indo-Greeks , Muslims , Turco-Mongols , Afghans and Sikhs . The area has been ruled by numerous empires and dynasties, including the Indian Mauryan Empire , the Persian Achaemenid Empire , Alexander of Macedonia , the Arab Umayyad