Mountainous desert area, comprising a province of Pakistan, part of the Iranian province of Sistán and Balúchestan, and a small area of Afghanistan. The Pakistani province has an area of 347,200 sq km/134,050 sq mi and a population (2002 est) of 7,215,700; its capital is Quetta. Sistán and Balúchestan has an area of 181,... Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221