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Pakistan Facts

Capital city: Islamabad
Total area: 796,095 sq.km
Population: 132.35 million (1998)
Climate
Summers: Hot, Humid and extreme
Winters: Mild in some regions, Extreme cold in northern regions
Spring: Moderate climate in most regions
Autumn: Eastern and Western regions

About Government

The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan provides for a Federal Parliamentary System of government, with President as the Head of State and the popularly elected Prime Minister as Head of government. The Federal Legislature is a bicameral Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament), composed of the National Assembly and the Senate. The Constitution also provides for the President to address the two Houses assembled together at the commencement of the first session after General Elections:

Federal Government

Provincial Governments

Local Governments

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