Pakistan

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

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

GDP (purchasing power parity)	$574.1 billion (2013 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate)	$236.5 billion (2013 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	3.6% (2013 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$3,100 (2013 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 25.3% industry: 21.6% services: 53.1% (2013 est.)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture: 45.1% industry: 20.7% services: 34.2% (2010 est.)
Population below poverty line	22.3% (FY05/06 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	7.7% (2013 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	3.5% (2013 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)
Fiscal year

Population	196,174,380 (July 2014 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 33.3% (male 33,595,949/female 31,797,766) 15-24 years: 21.5% (male 21,803,617/female 20,463,184) 25-54 years: 35.7% (male 36,390,119/female 33,632,395) 55-64 years: 4.3% (male 5,008,681/female 5,041,434) 65 years and over: 4.3% (male 3,951,190/female 4,490,045) (2014 est.)
Population growth rate	1.49% (2014 est.)
Birth rate	23.19 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Death rate	6.58 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 57.48 deaths/1,000 live births male: 60.67 deaths/1,000 live births female: 54.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 67.05 years male: 65.16 years female: 69.03 years (2014 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.86 children born/woman (2014 est.)
Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old(any method)	27% (2007-2012)
Unmet need of contraceptive	25.2% (2007)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	86,700 (2012)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	3,500 (2012)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 54.9% male: 68.6% female: 40.3% (2009 est.)