Pakistan

Official name:

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Name in local language:

اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان transliterated as Islami Jumhuriya Pakistan

Form of government:

Republic

Political system:

Parliamentary

Founding date/ Date of independence: 14 August 1947 (from United Kingdom)
Date of constitution/reform 1956/1963/1973 (as well as multiple amendments)
Form of state: Federal
Administrative divisions: 4 provinces (Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa); other territories: Federal Administered Tribal Areas (FATA); Azad Kashmir; Gilgit-Baltistan.
Official language(s): English (official), Urdu (national)
Other spoken languages: Other languages spoken: Pashtun, Punjabi, Sindhi, Balochi, Brahvi, Seraiki, among others.
Official religion: Confessional (Islam)
Minorities: Ethnic minorities: Brahuis, Mohajirs, Hazaras, Kalash; Linguistic: Indko, Brahvi, Burushashki, Kohistani, Balti (among other); Religious: Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Ahmadis
Dominant actor(s): The military
Elected institutions of government: Presidency (indirect election); National Assembly (direct election); Provincial Assemblies (direct election) and Senate (indirect election)
Non-elected institutions of government: None
Party system:Multi-party system

Current authorities

Head of state: Arif Alvi, since September 2018, replaced former president Mamnoon Hussain.
Head of government: Imran Khan, since August 2018
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Hussain Haroon
Minister of Interior: Ahsan Iqbal
Head(s) of Legislative Branch: Asad Qaiser
Composition legislative branch: Link to PDF
Head of the Judiciary: Mian Saqib Nisar
Schematic representation of the political system: Link to PDF