The Federally Admeenistered Tribal Areas (FATA) (Pashto: مرکزي قبایلي سیمې) are a semi-autonomous tribal region in the northwast o Pakistan, lyin atween the province o Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, an the neighboring kintra o Afghanistan. The FATA comprise seiven Agencies (tribal destricts) an sax FRs(Frontier regions). The territory is amaist exclusively inhabitit bi Pashtun tribes which are predominantly Sunni Muslims bi faith.
Federally Admeenistered Tribal Areas | |
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Location o the Federally Admeenistered Tribal Areas | |
Coordinates: 33°0′0″N 70°10′0″E | |
Kintra | Pakistan |
Admeenistrative unit | Federal territory |
Components | 7 Agencies 6 Frontier Regions |
Admeenistrative centre | Peshawar |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor o Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa | Syed Masood Kausar |
Area | |
• Total | 27220 km2 (10,510 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,176,331 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Website | http://www.fata.gov.pk/ |
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