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Patron Saint: Saint Thomas

Continent: South and East Asia

Capital: Islamabad

Area: 770,875 km²

Population: 204,924,861

Neighbouring Countries: ← Iran , ↖ Afghanistan , ↗ China , → India

Religions: Muslim (official) 96.4% (Sunni 85-90%, Shia 10-15%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3.6%

Languages: Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashto (alternate name, Pashtu) 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8%

Ethnic Groups: Punjabi 44.7%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.4%, Sindhi 14.1%, Sariaki 8.4%, Muhajirs 7.6%, Balochi 3.6%, other 6.3%

Motto: Iman, Ittihad, Nazam (Urdu) (Unity, Faith, Discipline)

Area: 796,095 km²

Catholic Population: 1,687,000 Catholics (0.7% of 232,141,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 144 parishes, 114 mission stations (27 with resident priest, 87 without resident priest), 132 other centres

Clergy: 12 bishops (7 diocesan, 5 titular), 335 priests (191 diocesan, 144 religious), 5 permanent deacons (3 diocesan, 2 religious)

Non-Clergy: 1,090 religious (61 brothers, 1,029 sisters), 2 members of secular institutes (sisters), 240 major seminarians, 7 missionaries, 614 catechists