Pakistan

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

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

Economy

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 and Health

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.)

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