Azad Kashmir

Azad Kashmir آزاد جموں اور کشمیر‎
Autonomous State
Azād Jammu aur Kashmīr
Flag Seal
Location of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates: 34°13′N 73°17′E / 34.22°N 73.28°E / 34.22; 73.28
Country	Pakistan
Established	24 October 1947
Capital	Muzaffarabad
Largest city	Mirpur
Government
• Type	Autonomous territory of Pakistan
• Body	Legislative Assembly
• President	[1]
• Prime Minister	[2]
Area
• Total	13,297 km2 (5,134 sq mi)
Population  (2008; est.)
• Total	4,567,982
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PKT)
ISO 3166 code	PK-JK
Main Language(s)	Urdu (National & Official) and Pahari language
Assembly seats	33[3]
Districts	10
Website	azadkashmir.gov.pk

Azad Jammu and Kashmir, (Urdu: آزاد جموں و کشمیر پاکستان) also just called Azad Kashmir is a self-governing region that falls under Pakistan. In terms of land area it is bigger than Trinidad and Tobago but smaller than Brunei.

Geographically, to the north, is the Gilgit-Baltistan province, while to the south borders the province of Pakistani Punjabi, and to the east being the Indian-administered Kashmir.

The capital city of Azad Kashmir is Muzaffarabad. Azad Jammu and Kashmir has an area of 5,134 mi² (13,297 km²). The inhabitants of this region are Kashmiri citizens of ethnic Pahari origin. About 4 million people live there.

1. ↑ "Pir Karam Ali Shah appointed GB Governor". The News. 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
2. ↑ "Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Public service policy to be pursued in Azad Kashmir: PM". Ftp.app.com.pk. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
3. ↑ Legislative Assembly will have directly elected 24 members, besides six women and three technocrats. "Azad Kashmir: New Pakistani Package or Governor Rule Archived 2014-12-25 at the Wayback Machine" 3 September 2009, The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO)