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Pakistan |
General Profile
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: 803,940 sq km
land: 778,720 sq km
water: 25,220 sq km
Climate: mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
Terrain: flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Blochistan plateau in west
Capital: Islamabad
Administrative divisions: 4 provinces, 1 territory, and 1 capital territory; Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Islamabad Capital Territory, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh
Population: 162,419,946 (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups: Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir
Nationality: noun: Pakistani(s)
adjective: Pakistani
Languages: Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official), Burushaski, and other 8%
Religions: Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%
Literacy: 48.7%
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Political Profile
Government type: federal republic
Executive branch:
• chief of state: President General Pervez MUSHARRAF (since June 2001)
• head of government: Prime Minister Shaukat AZIZ (since August 2004)
• cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister
• elections: the president is elected by Parliament for a five-year term
National Holiday: Republic Day, 23 March (1956)
ACD Member: ACD Member since 2002
Prime Mover (PM) on Working Group: Asian Institute of Standard
Co-Prime Mover on Working Group: Tourism
Pakistan government official web site : www.pakistan.gov.pk
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Economical Profile
Currency (code): Pakistani rupee (PKR)
GDP: $385.2 billion (2005 est.)
GDP per capita: $2,400 (2005 est.)
Exports - commodities: textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, and yarn), rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs
Exports - partners: US , UAE , UK , Germany , Hong Kong
Imports - commodities: Petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel, tea
Imports - partners: Saudi Arabia , UAE , US , China , Japan , Kuwait
Agriculture - products: cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs
Industries: textiles and apparel, food processing, phamacuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp
Source : The World Fact Book 2005 (www.cia.gov) |
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