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Article: Pakistanis
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- Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
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Pakistanis
PRONUNCIATION:
pak-is-TAN-eez
LOCATION:
Pakistan
POPULATION:
140.5 million
LANGUAGE:
Urdu (official national language); English; Punjabi (60 percent); Sindhi (13 percent); Pushto (8 percent); Baluchi (2 percent)
RELIGION:
Islam (majority); Hinduism; Christianity; Buddhism; Baha'i; Parsi (Zoroastrianism)
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INTRODUCTION
Pakistanis are citizens of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
(Islam-i Jamhuriya-e Pakistan).
The nation of Pakistan came into existence in 1947. Before that time, the region formed part of the British Indian Empire.
Pakistan's history dates back nearly 5,000 years to one of the world's first urban (city-based) civilizations, which grew up along ...