| Climate Pakistan :
| mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
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| Terrain Pakistan :
| flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west
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| Elevation extremes lowest Pakistan :
| Indian Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Pakistan :
| K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m
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| Natural resources Pakistan :
| land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone
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| Land use arableland Pakistan :
| 27,87%
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| Irrigated land Pakistan :
| 180,000 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Pakistan :
| frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August)
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| Environment current issues Pakistan :
| water pollution from raw sewage, industrial wastes, and agricultural runoff; limited natural fresh water resources; a majority of the population does not have access to potable water; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification
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| Geography note Pakistan :
| controls Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass, traditional invasion routes between Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent
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