Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, occupying the huge Pahang River rver basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor and Negri Sembilan, to the south by Johore and to the east by Terengganu and teh South China Sea.
Its state capital is Kuantan, and the royal town is Pekan. Other important towns include Jerantut, Kuala Lipis, Temerloh and the hill resorts of Genting Highlands, Cameron Highlands, Fraser's Hill and Bukit Tinggi.
The Arabic honorific of Pahang is Darul Makmur ("Abode of Tranquility").
The ethnic composition is roughly 1,000,000 Malay and Bumiputre, 233,000 Chinese, 68,500 Indians, 13,700 others, and 68,000 non-citizens.

Geographically diverse, Pahang ranges from mountainous country in its west to its  beautiful coastline in the east. It adjoins the South China Sea for a distance of 208 kilometers. Terengganu and Kelantan bound the State on the north, by Perak in the west and by Selangor and Negeri Sembilan to the southwest. Johor forms the State's southern boundary.

Of the total land area of the state, 48.8% is covered by forest, 23.4% is agricultural land, 16.3% is government land, 10.8% is urban and industrial land, 0.5% is Orang Asli (Aborigine) Reserve and the remaining 0.2% is mining land.

	Balok	Beserah	Cameron Highlands	Cherating	Fraser's Hill
	Jerantut	Kuantan	Pekan	Lake Bera	Lake Chini
	Rompin	Taman Negara	Tioman	Temerloh	Janda Baik