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fiogf49gjkf0d PAKISTAN'S BORDERS STRETCH FROM THE WARM WATERS OF THE ARABIAN SEA TO THE ENDLESS SNOWS OF THE FABLED 'ROOF OF THE WORLD', WHERE MEET THE THREE GREAT MOUNTAIN RANGES - THE HIMALAYAS, THE KARAKORAMS, AND THE HINDUKUSH. ITS FRONTIERS BOUNDED BY CHINA IN THE NORTH, IRAN IIN THE WEST, TURKMEN- ISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN IN THE NORTH-WEST AND INDIA IN THE THE EAST. PAKISTAN IS A LAND OF MANY SPLENDOURS. THE SCENERY CHANGES NORTHWARD FROM COASTAL BEACHES, LAGOONS, AND MANGROVE SWAMPS IN THE SOUTH TO SANDY DESERTS, DESOLATE PLATEAUS, DISSECTED UP-LANDS IN THE MIDDLE AND HIGH MOUNTAINS WITH BEAUTIFUL VALLEYS, SNOW-COVERED PEAKS AND ETERNAL GLACIERS IN THE NORTH WESTERN PART OF THE INDO - PAKISTAN SUB - CONTINENT.
TOTAL AREA OF PAKISTAN IS 796,095 SQ KMS; OUT OF WHICH ABOUT 471,240 SQ KMS IN THE NORTH-WEST AND WEST FORMS A HIGHLY DIFFERENTIATED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE REMAINING 324,855 SQ KMS IS FLAT SURFACE CONSISTING OF THE FERTILE GREEN BASIN OF THE INDUS RIVER, DESERTS AND ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
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