This entry contains the percentage shares of total land area for three different types of land use: arable land - land cultivated for crops like wheat, maize, and rice that are replanted after each harvest; permanent crops - land cultivated for crops like citrus, coffee, and rubber that are not replanted after each harvest; includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber; other - any land not arable or under permanent crops; includes permanent meadows and pastures, forests and woodlands, built-on areas, roads, barren land, etc.

NWFP is exceptionally rich in variegated sights for tourist attraction. The gorgeous plains, snow capped high mountains, gushing springs, splendid waterfalls, spell bound lakes and charming networks of rivers are the valuable sources of aesthetic as well as visual beauty for the tourists.

The mountains to the north, particularly the Himalayas, Hindu Kush and Karakoram are amongst the most spectacular in Pakistan, offering some of the best opportunities for trekking and climbing in the world. The north half of the province consists of five river valleys running roughly parallel, north to south namely Chitral, Dir , Swat , Hazara and Kaghan. These valleys are on the northern edge of the monsoon belt, which is why they are fairly green and partly wooded in their southern sections.

The contiguity of province with the Central Asian region and Xingjian province of China attracted many immigrants, businessmen, warriors and fortune seekers in different ages. Among them some used to settle while some moved towards the other sides of the river Indus.

Peshawar valley and its surrounding areas had been the melting spot for different civilizations, the interaction among different races and their co-existence led to a rich cultural heritage. The glimpses of which are evident from the Ghandhara archaeological sites at Gur Ghattree Peshawar, Takht-Bhai(Mardan), Shahbaz Ghari(Mardan), Nimo Gram Buddhist Stupa (Swat), and collection of Ghandhara Art preserved at Swat Museum, Chakdara Museum(Dir Lower) and Peshawar Museum.