pak

Pak is a term with several uses, most commonly referring to Pakistan, a country in South Asia. Pakistan is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan and Iran to the west, and China to the north, with coastlines along the Arabian Sea to the south. The capital is Islamabad and the largest city is Karachi. The population is around 240 million, making it one of the most populous nations in the world. The official language is Urdu, and English is widely used in government, business, and education. The currency is the Pakistani rupee. Pakistan is a federal parliamentary republic, formed in 1947 as a homeland for Muslims of the Indian subcontinent.

The name Pakistan is often interpreted as meaning “land of the pure,” derived from the Urdu and Persian roots pak (pure) and stan (land), and it was popularized in the early 20th century by the activist Choudhary Rahmat Ali. The term appears in the country’s full name, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Pak also appears in onomastics. In Korea, the surname Pak is a transliteration of the family name 박, which is more commonly romanized as Park or Bak in other contexts. People with this surname are found in Korea and among Korean diaspora communities.

In computing and digital media, .pak is a common file extension for packaged archives used to store multiple files together, especially in software and video games. These archives often require specific tools or game engines to read their contents.