Gilgit Baltistan Pakistan Latest Information

This page is all about Gilgit Baltistan autonomous territory of Pakistan. In this page you will find information about Gilgit Baltistan , its people cities and culture .We have gather all kind of useful information and facts about Gilgit Baltistan. Gilgit Baltistan is the new name of Federal Administrative Northern Srea FANA. The territory was renamed Gilgit-Baltistan in 2007 and given self government status in 2009. GB borders Azad Kashmir to the south, the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan to the north, the Xinjiang region of China, to the east and northeast, and the indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to the southeast. Gilgit Baltistan borders Jammu and Kashmir in the north, and the Indian states of Gilgit Baltistan and Rajasthan to the east.

Facts About Soba Gilgit Baltistan of Pakistan

Capital Gilgit
Area 72496 Sq.Km
Population 922745
Density 20.8 Sq. Km
Literacy Rate 48.7%
Division 3
Districts 14
Languages Baltistani, Shina ,Khowar ,Wakhi and Urdu

Information About Gilgit Baltistan GB Province

Gilgit-Baltistan is not a province, it is a self governing region under Pakistan. Gilgit Baltistan has not yet been formally integrated into the Pakistani federation state and does not participate in constitutional political affairs. Gilgit Baltistan is home to some of the worlds highest mountains, including five of the eight thousand high. Worlds three highest mountain ranges the Karakoram, the Himalaya, and the Hindu Kush, with five peaks over 8,000 meters and many peaks over 7,000 meters, and having the largest glaciers in the world.