Are India and Pakistan the same country?

India and Pakistan formerly belonged to British India. 1947, Britain adopted the Mountbatten Plan to divide British India into two autonomous regions: India and Pakistan. Later, the two countries formally became independent countries.

Brief introduction of Indian nationalities

There are more than 65,438+000 ethnic groups in India, among which Hindus account for about 30% of the total population. Other larger ethnic groups include Maladi, Bengali, Bihar, Telugu and Tamil.

A brief introduction to Pakistan's nationalities:

Pakistan is a multi-ethnic country, with Punjab accounting for 63%, Sindh accounting for 18%, Patan accounting for 1 1% and Balochistan accounting for 4%. Urdu is the national language, the official languages are Urdu and English, and the main national languages are Punjabi, Hindi, Pashto and Baluchi. More than 95% of the residents believe in Islam (the state religion), and a few believe in Christianity, Hinduism and Sikhism.

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Brief introduction of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan;

Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Urdu:? English: Islamic Republic of Pakistan), referred to as "Pakistan", means "holy land" and "Muslim country". More than 95% of the residents believe in Islam, which is a multi-ethnic Islamic country. Urdu is the national language.

Pakistan is located in the northwest of the South Asian subcontinent, bordering the Arabian Sea in the south, India in the east, People's Republic of China (PRC) in the northeast, Afghan in the northwest and Iranian in the west. The coastline is 980 kilometers long. The climate in the south is tropical and the rest is subtropical. Islamabad, the capital, and Karachi, the former capital, are the largest cities. ?

From 65438 to 0857, the Mughal Empire (including present-day India and Pakistan) became a British colony and became a part of British India. ? 1In June, 947, Britain promulgated the mountbatten Plan to divide and rule India. In August of the same year, 14 declared independence and became an autonomous territory of Pakistan. 1956 On March 23rd, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was founded and became a member of the Commonwealth. 197 1 year, the eastern region separated from Pakistan and the People's Republic of Bangladesh was established.

Brief introduction of Indian * * and China:

* * * Republic of India (Hindi:? ; English: Republic of India), referred to as India. Located in South Asia, it is the largest country in the South Asian subcontinent. The territory borders Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and China in the northeast, Myanmar in the east, Sri Lanka across the sea in the southeast and Pakistan in the northwest. It borders the Bay of Bengal in the east and the Arabian Sea in the west, with a coastline of 5,560 kilometers. It is also a unified multi-ethnic country composed of more than 100 ethnic groups, with Hindustan as the main ethnic group, accounting for about 30% of the country's total population.

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Pakistan-Baidu Baidu? Indian * * * and China-Baidu Encyclopedia