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Unique ID
UN7ALB50406
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The Human Environment: New Challenge for the United Nations
6/1/1972 11:42:14 AM
Unique ID
UN7731997
Indonesia - Background
1/1/1973 12:36:22 PM
Unique ID
UN7779122
Iran (Background Photograph)
4/1/1964 9:36:33 PM
Unique ID
UN7458483
Human Settlements - Places Where People Live and Work
1/1/1976 11:39:53 AM
Unique ID
UN7731999
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Pakistan (Background)
Caption Description
With an area of 310,403 square miles and a population (est. 1972) of 60 million, Pakistan adjoins Iran, Afghanistan, India and the Arabian Sea. Pakistan became a sovereign nation in 1947, when the British Empire of India was partitioned into two countries - India and Pakistan. At first a dominion, Pakistan declared itself a republic in 1956. It is a land of rugged mountains and river valleys, where irrigation aids agriculture, the occupation of 80% of its people. The Indus River flows for some 1,000 miles from the base of the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea and with its tributaries supplies reservoirs, canals and hydroelectric plants. The capital city is Islamabad.
A busy street in Lahore.
Unique Identifier
UN7731976
NICA ID
106533
Production Date
01/01/1973 3:22:58 PM
Country
Pakistan
Credit
UN Photo/B. Wolff