Gilgit-Baltistan

Gilgit-Baltistan, formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which... Wikipedia

• Administering country:  Pakistan
• Established:  1 November 1948 (Gilgit-Baltistan Independence Day)
• Capital:  Gilgit
• Largest city:  Skardu
• Type:  Administrative territory
• Body:  Government of Gilgit-Baltistan
• Governor:  Syed Mehdi Shah
• Chief Minister:  Gulbar Khan
• Chief Secretary:  Ahmed Ali Mirza (BPS 21-PAS)
• Legislature:  Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly
• High Court:  Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan
• Population (2017):  1,492,924
• Time zone:  PKT (UTC+05:00)
• ISO 3166 code:  PK-GB
• Languages:  Balti, Shina, Wakhi, Burushaski, Khowar, Domaki, Purgi, Changthang, Brokskat, Ladakhi, Urdu (administrative)
• HDI (2019):  0.592, Medium
• Assembly seats:  33
• Divisions:  3
• Districts:  14
• Tehsils:  31
• Union Councils:  113
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo