Pakistan is a country in South Asia. It's the world's fifth-most populous country and has the second-largest Muslim population.
Think of Pakistan as a student in a large school (the world). This student has unique characteristics, like its own language (Urdu), favorite sports (cricket), and personal history (its independence from British India in 1947).
Partition of India: The division of British India into two independent dominion states, India and Pakistan, on August 14-15, 1947.
Urdu: The national language of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India.
Islamabad: The capital city of Pakistan.
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