| Pakistan |
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| Geography | |
| Location: | Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north. |
| Area: | total:
796,095 sq km land: 770,875 sq km water: 25,220 sq km |
| Natural Resources: | land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone |
| Population and Health | |
| Population: | 177,276,594 (July 2010 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14
years: 36% (male 32,907,906/female 30,950,226) 15-64 years: 59.8% (male 55,153,071/female 50,807,705) 65 years and over: 4.2% (male 3,563,117/female 3,894,569) (2010 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 1.513% (2010 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 25.09 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) |
| Death rate: | 7.06 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at
birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2010 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total:
65.34 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 27 male: 68.61 deaths/1,000 live births female: 61.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total
population: 65.62 years male: 63.84 years female: 67.49 years (2010 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 3.28 children born/woman (2010 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | 0.1% (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 96,000 (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | 5,100 (2007 est.) |
| Literacy: | definition:
age 15 and over can read and write total population: 49.9% male: 63% female: 36% (2005 est.) |
| Economy | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity): | $449.3 billion (2009 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate): | $168.5 billion (2009 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate: | 2.7% (2009 est.) |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): | $2,600 (2009 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector: | agriculture:
20.8% industry: 24.3% services: 54.9% (2009 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation: | agriculture:
43% industry: 20.3% services: 36.6% (2005 est.) |
| Population below poverty line: | 24% (FY05/06 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): | 13.6% (2009 est.) |
| Investment (gross fixed): | 18.1% of GDP (2009 est.) |
| Agriculture - products: | cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs |
| Industries: | textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp |
| Industrial production growth rate: | -3.6% (2009 est.) |
| Exports - commodities: | textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs |
| Currency (code): | Pakistani rupee (PKR) |
| Others | |
| Nationality: | noun:
Pakistani(s) adjective: Pakistani |
| Religions: |
Muslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 5% |
| Languages: |
Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski and other 8% |
| Country name: | conventional
long form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan conventional short form: Bangladesh former: West Pakistan |
| Government type: | federal republic |
| Capital: | name:
Islamabad geographic coordinates: 33 42 N, 73 10 E time difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Administrative divisions: | 4
provinces, 1 territory*, and 1 capital territory**; Balochistan, Federally
Administered Tribal Areas*, Islamabad Capital Territory**, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(formerly North-West Frontier Province), Punjab, Sindh note: the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region consists of two administrative entities: Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Independence: | 14 August 1947 (from UK) |
| Legal system: | based on English common law with provisions to accommodate Pakistan's status as an Islamic state; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
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| Source : CIA
The World Factbook |
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