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Federation of Pakistan[1]
ڈومنین پاکستان (Urdu)
পাকিস্তান অধিরাজ্য (Bengali)
1947–1956[2]
Anthem: Qaumi Taranah (1954–56)
Land controlled by the Dominion of Pakistan shown in dark green; land claimed but not controlled shown in light green
Land controlled by the Dominion of Pakistan shown in dark green; land claimed but not controlled shown in light green
CapitalKarachi
Official languagesEnglish[i]
Recognised national languagesUrdu[ii], Bengali[iii]
Religion
Islam (majority)
Hinduism
Sikhism
Christianity
Demonym(s)Pakistani
GovernmentFederal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Monarch 
• 1947–1952
George VI
• 1952–1956
Elizabeth II
Governor-General 
• 1947–1948
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
• 1948–1951
Khawaja Nazimuddin
• 1951–1955
Malik Ghulam
• 1955–1956
Iskander Mirza
Prime Minister 
• 1947–1951
Liaquat Ali Khan
• 1951–1953
Khawaja Nazimuddin
• 1953–1955
Mohammad Ali Bogra
• 1955–1956
Chaudhry Mohammad Ali
LegislatureConstituent Assembly
History 
• Formation
14 August 1947[3]
23 March 1956
CurrencyPakistani rupee
Preceded by
Succeeded by
British Raj
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Today part ofPakistan
Bangladesh
India[a]
  1. ^ Official Language: 14 August 1947
  2. ^ First National Language: 23 February 1948
  3. ^ Second National Language: 29 February 1956

Notes

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  1. ^ See territorial exchanges between India and Bangladesh (India–Bangladesh enclaves).

References

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  1. ^ Nalanda Year-book & Who's who in India, University of California, 1949, The main difference between the Pakistan Order and the India Order is that the Act as adapted for Pakistan refers to the Federation of Pakistan instead of the Dominion of Pakistan and the terminology of the existing Act is preserved
  2. ^ Timothy C. Winegard (29 December 2011). Indigenous Peoples of the British Dominions and the First World War (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-1107014930. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. ^ Singh Vipul (1 September 2009). Longman History & Civics Icse 10. Pearson Education India. pp. 132–. ISBN 978-81-317-2042-4.