Balochistan is the largest province by geographical area of Pakistan, constituting approximately 48% of the total area of Pakistan. At the 1998 census, Balochistan had a population of roughly 6.5 million. Its neighbouring regions are Iran to the west, Afghanistan and the North West Frontier Province to the north, Punjab and Sindh to the east. To the south is the Arabian Sea. The main languages in the province are [[Balochi language Pashto, Baloch...
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Balochistan is the largest province by geographical area of Pakistan, constituting approximately 48% of the total area of Pakistan. At the 1998 census, Balochistan had a population of roughly 6.5 million. Its neighbouring regions are Iran to the west, Afghanistan and the North West Frontier Province to the north, Punjab and Sindh to the east. To the south is the Arabian Sea. The main languages in the province are [[Balochi language Pashto, Balochi, and Brahui. The capital, and only city, is Quetta, and the other towns and villages are all under-developed. The Baloch, Pashtuns and Brahui form the major ethnic group in the country. Balochistan is rich in mineral resources; it is the second major supplier, after Sindh province, of natural gas.
Balochistan is located at the south-eastern edge of the Iranian plateau. It strategically bridges the Middle East and Southwest Asia to Central Asia and South Asia, and forms the closest oceanic frontage for the land-locked countries of Central...
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