Longest Largest Shortest Coldest Hotest and Tallest in

Pakistan
The Highest Radio Station: Gilgit Radio Station in Northern Areas.

The Highest Pass: Muztagh Pass in Norther Areas, at an elevation of 19.030 feet.

The Highest Railway Station: Khan Mehtarazai Railway Station, Baluchistan, at an elevation
of about 2,221 feet.

The Highest Civil Award: Nishan-e-Pakistan.

The Highest Military Award: Nishan-e-Haider.

The Highest Pea: K-2, in Skardu (Northern Areas), with a height of 28, 250feet (8,610 metres).
It is the second highest peak in the world behind Mount Everest

The Tallest tower and Monument: Minar e Pakistan in Lahore, with a height of about 196 fee
8 inches.

The Tallest Minaret: The Four Minarets of Shah Faisal Mosque, Islamabad, with a height of
286 feet each.

The Tallest Building: the Habib Bank Plaza in Karachi, Sindh, with a height of 345 feet. It
consists of 23 stories.

The Largest Commercial Bank: National Bank of Pakistan, with deposits worth Rs.208.2
billion at 31st, December 1995.

The Largest Railway Station: The Lahore Railway Station.

The Largest Lake: Manchhar Lake in Dadu District, Sindh. It is also the largest lake of Asia.

The Largest Man-Made Lake: Keenjhar Lake in Sindh, with a length of 32 km (20 miles) and
width of 10 km (6miles) It is about 25 kilometres from Thatta.

The Largest Railway, Workshop: the Mughlpura Railway Workshop in Lahore.

The Largest Library: The Punjab Public Library in Lahore, Punjab.

The Largest Museum: The Lahore Museum, Lahore.

The Largest and Oldest University: The Punjab University, Lahore.

The Largest Mosque: Shah Faisal Mosque, Islamabad.

The Largest Industry: cotton Textiles industry, Faisalabad is its main centre.
The Largest Iindustrial Plant: Pakistan steel mills Karachi (Sindh).

The Largest Oil Field : Mazari field, with a production of 3724 barrels per day in the first 9
,month of 1995-96(July-March).

The Largest Natural Gas Field: Sui in Baluchistan. Its share to the countrys total natural gas
production was 36.62 percent in the first 9 months of (July- March).

The Largest Province: Baluchistan, with an area of 347,190 sq km.

The Largest City: Karachi, Sindh, Lahore (the Punjab) and Hyderabad (Sindh) are the second
and third largest cities of Pakistan respectively.

The Largest Dam: The Tarbela dam, NWFP, with a volume of 148,000,000 cubic meters.

The Largest River: The Indus River.

The Largest Shipping Company: The Pakistan National shipping Corporation (PNSC)
Karachi.

The Largest Desert: The Thar Deser, Sindh. It is the 9th largest desert in the World.

Largest Park: Ayun National Park in Rawalpindi (Punjab), with an area of 2,300 acres.

The Largest Seaport: Karachi.

The Largest District in the Punjab: the Bahawalpur District in Bahawalpur Division, area:
24830 sq km.

The Largest Cement Plant: Lucky cement plant at Pizu in district Lakki Marwat, NWFP. It
was commissioned in August 1996.

The Longest Platform: The platform of Rohri Railway Station (Sindh) with length of about
1,894 feet. The platform of Sahiwal Railway Station (Punjab) is also believed to be the longest
platform in Pakistan.

The Longest Railroad: From Karachi to Peshawar, with a length of 1,045 miles (1,681
kilometers).

The Longest Tunnel: The lowari Tunnel, with a length of 5 miles. It is 30 feet wide, and
connects Chitral with Northern Areas.

The Longest Railway Tunnel: the Khojak Tunnel, Baluchistan, with a length of 2.43.

The Longest Road: The sharah-e-Karakoram, Northern area, at an elevation of 1,200 feet. This
965 km long road connects Pakistan with China through Khunjrab Pass. It is also called the Silk
Route.

The Longest River: The Indus River, with a length of about 2,880 km (1,790 miles).
The Shortest River: The Ravi River, with a length of about 710 km.

The Most Beautiful Lake: Lake Saiful Maluk in Kaghan Valley, NWFP.

The Coldest Place: Skardu, in Northern Areas, where a record -26 degree recorded on January
6, 1995. The previous lowest temperature in Skardu was -21 centi grade recorded on 11 January
in 1986.

The Coldest City: Ziarat, Baluchista.

The Rainiest City: Rawalpindi, Punjab.

The Hottest Place: Jacobabad in Sindh, temperature rising up to 128 furan hight in summer. In
Sibbi, Baluchistan, temperature also raises up to 128 furan heights in summer.

The Most Published and Circulated Newspaper: The daily Jung (Urdu)

The Place of Highest Snowfall: Skardu in Gilgit district, Northern Areas.

The Rainies Place: Murree in Rawalpindi district (Punjab), with mean annual rainfall of about
1,484 millimetres.

The Raies Place: Murree in Rawalpindi district (Punjab), with mean annual rainfall of about
1,484 millimeters (mm), 164 centimeters (cm).

The Most Populous Province: The Punjab.

The Least Populous Province: Baluchistan

The Smallest Provinces: NWFP, with an area of 74521 sq km.

The Most Modern City: Islamabad (Capital of Pakistan).

Highest, Longest, Biggest, Largest, Deepest, Smallest of the World

Largest Airport : King Abdul Khalid International Airport (Saudi Arabia)
Highest Airport : Lhasa Airport, Tibet
Tallest Animal : Giraffe
Largest Animal : Blue Bottom whale
Largest Bay : Hudson Bay, Canada.

Fastest Bird : Swift

Largest Bird : Ostrich
Smallest Bird : Humming bird
Longest Bridge : Huey P. Long Bridge (USA)
Tallest Building : Dubai Burj (Dubai)
Longest Canal : Baltic sea White Canal
Largest Cathedral : Cathedral Church of New York
 Largest Cemetry : Ohlsdorf Cemetry (Hamburg, Germany)
Largest Church : Balisca of St. Peter in the Vatican City, Rome.
Largest Continent : Asia
Smallest Continent : Australia
Largest Country (Area) : Russia
Smallest Country (Area) : Vatican City
Biggest Cinema House : Roxy, New York
Highest City : Wenchuan, China
Most Populous City : Tokyo
Longest Day : June 21
Shortest Day : December 22
Largest Delta : Sunderban (India)
Largest Desert : Sahara, North Africa

Biggest Dome : Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur), India

Largest Dams : Grand Coulee Dam, USA
Tallest Fountain : Fountain Hills, Arizona
Largest Gulf : Gulf of Mexico
Largest Hotel : Excalibur Hotel (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)
Largest Island : Greenland
Largest Lake : Caspian Sea.
Deepest Lake : Baikal (Siberia)
Highest Lake : Titicaca (Bolivia)
Largest Library : United States Library of Congress, Washington
Largest Mosque : Jama Masjid, Delhi (India)
Highest Mountain Peak : Mount Everest (Nepal)
Highest Mountain Range : Himalayas, Asia.
Largest Mountain Range : Andes (South America)
Biggest Museum : American Museum of Natural History (New York).
Largest Minaret : Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt)
Tallest Minaret : Qutub Minar, Delhi (India)
Biggest Oceans : Pacific Ocean
Deepest Oceans : Pacific Ocean
Biggest Palace : Vatican (Rome)
Largest Palace : Imperial Palace (China)
Largest Park : National Park of North-Eastern (Greenland)
Largest Peninsula : Arabia
Highest Plateau : Pamir (Tibet)
Longest Platform : Kharagpur, W. Bengal (India)
Largest Platform : Grand Central Terminal, (Rly. Station), New York (USA)
Biggest Planet : Jupiter
Smallest Planet : Mercury
Brightest Planet : Venus
 Coldest Planet : Neptune
Nearest Planet (to the Sun) : Mercury
Farthest Planet (from the Sun) : Neptune
Longest River : Nile, Africa
Longest River Dam : Hirakud Dam, India
Largest Sea : South China Sea
Largest Stadium : Starhove Stadium, Prague (Czech Republic)
Brightest Star : Sirius A
Tallest Statue : Motherland (Russia)
Largest Sea-bird : Albatross
Biggest Telescope : Mt. Palomar (USA)
Longest Train : Flying Scotsman
Largest Temple : Angkorwat in Combodia.
Oldest Theatre : Teatro Olimpico (Itlay)
Tallest Tower : C. N. Tower, Toronto (Canada)
Longest Wall : Great Wall of China
Highest Waterfall : Angel (Venezuela)
Widest Waterfall : Khone Falls (Laos)
Lowest Water Level : Dead Sea
Longest Epic : Mahabharata
Hottest Place : Azizia (Libya)
Rainiest Place : Mosinram, near Cherrapunji (India)
Highest Road : Leh-Nobra, Ladakh division India.
Highest Village : Andean (Chile)
Highest Volcano : Ojos del Salado, (Argentina) Chile
Largest Volcano : Manuna Lea (Hawai)
Lightest Gas : Hydrogen
Fastest Animal : Cheetah
Biggest Flower : Rafflesia (Java)
Longest Corridor : Rameshwaram Temple (India)
Largest Democracy : India
Highest Cable Car Project : Gulmarg (Jammu-Kashmir)
Biggest Airbus : Double Decker A-380
Highest Rail Track : Kwinghai- Tibbet Railway (China)

World Population

7,425,556,390

Top 10 Most Populous Countries

1. China 1,379,302,771 6. Pakistan 204,924,861

2. India 1,281,935,911 7. Nigeria 190,632,261

3. United
326,625,791 8. Bangladesh 157,826,578
States

4.
260,580,739 9. Russia 142,257,519
Indonesia

5. Brazil 207,353,391 10. Japan 126,451,398

Mexico
11 123,166,749
Approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico
City.
Philippines
12 102,624,209
The Philipines population finally surpassed 100 million in 2014.
Ethiopia
13 102,374,044
The median age in Ethiopia is just under 18 years.
Vietnam
14 95,261,021
In geographic area, Vietnam is about twice the size of Arizona.
Egypt
15 94,666,993
Approximately 95 percent of the population lives within 20 kilometers
of the Nile River and its delta.
Iran
16 82,801,633
Azerbaijanis constitute almost a quarter of the population. The nation's
population is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west.
Congo, Dem. Rep.
17 81,331,050
The country is the world's largest francophone country.
Germany
18 80,722,792
Germany is the most populous country in Europe.
Turkey
19 80,274,604
The most densely populated area is located around the Bosporus Strait
in the northwest.
Thailand
20 68,200,824
The highest population density in Thailand is found in and around
Bangkok.