Pakistan's diverse geography and climate host a wide array of wildlife. Covering 881,913 km2. Pakistan's size is comparable to France and the UK combined. It ranks as the 33rd biggest country ,but this varies based on Kashmir's disputed status. Pakistan boasts a 1,046 km (650 mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman, and shares land borders totaling 6,774 km , including 2,430 km (1,510 mi) with Afganistan , 523 km with China, 2,912 km (1,809 mi) with India , and 909 km (565 mi) with Iran. It has a maritime border with Oman, and shares a border with Tajikistan via the Wakhan Corridor . Situated at the crossroads of South Asia, the Middle East, and Central Asia, Pakistan's location is geopolitically significant. Geologically, Pakistan straddles the Indus–Tsangpo Suture Zone and the Indian tectonic plate in Sindh and Punjab, while Balochistan and most of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sit on the Eurasian plate , primarily on the Iranian plateau . Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir, along the Indian plate's edge, are suspecticle earthquake.
Pakistan's economy ranks 24th globally by (PPP) and 43 GDP nominaly . Historically, Pakistan was part of the wealthiest region in the first millennium CE, but lost ground to regions like China and Western Europe by the 18th century. Pakistan is a developing, and part of the next 11, poised to become one of the world's largest economies in the 21st century, alongside the BRIC countries. In recent years, Pakistan has faced social instability and macroeconomic imbalances, with deficiencies in services like rail transportation and electric engineering. The semi-industrialized economy has growth centers along the Indus River.\ The diversified economies of Karachi and Punjab coexist with less-developed areas in other parts of the country, particularly in Balochistan. Pakistan ranks as the 67th-largest export economy and the 106th-most complex economy globally, with a negative trade balance of US$23.96 billion in fiscal year 2015–16.
In recent years, Pakistan has faced social instability and macroeconomic imbalances, with deficiencies in services like rail transport and electric energy generation. The semi-industrialized economy has growth centers along the Indus River. The diversified economies of Karachi and Punjab coexist with less-developed areas in other parts of the country, particularly in Balochistan. Pakistan ranks as the 67th-largest export economy and the 106th-most complex economy globally, with a negative trade balance of US$23.96 billion in fiscal year 2015–16.