Flag of Pakistan

🎨 What the flag means

Pakistan's flag is dark green with a white stripe by the pole and a white crescent moon and star. The green stands for the country's Muslim majority, and the white stripe stands for its religious minorities. The crescent stands for progress, and the star for light and knowledge.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

223.8 million (2021)

🏙️ Capital

Islamabad1 million people (2017)

🗣️ Main language

UrduAlso official: English

✨ 3 fun facts

1. K2, one of the tallest mountains on Earth, stands in Pakistan's Karakoram mountains in the far north.
2. Mohenjo-daro in Pakistan is an ancient city of the Indus Valley Civilisation, where city life in South Asia began about 5,000 years ago.
3. The blind Indus river dolphin lives in Pakistan's Indus River and is protected in a special reserve.