Pakistan at a GLANCE
Official Name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Logo GOP (Left) - National Flag (Right)
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Comparison with Regional Countries - Telephone and Internet |
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| Country | Telephone | Cell Telephone | Personal Computers | Internet Users | ||
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India |
22.6 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.5 | ||
| Pakistan | 22.4 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 8.5 | ||
| Sri Lanka | 36.4 | 12.2 | 5.6 | 3.4 | ||
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Source: Intl Telecommunication Union (2000), Nua Internet Surveys (2000), ADBI working paper (Jan, 2001) |
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The Mobile Phone users increased from 24.3 users per 1000 (2000) to 115.9 per 1000 in 2005. Access to internet increased from 2.2/1000 (2000) to 67.4/1000 in 2004 |
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| Communications | Transport & Communication | Health | Education |
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Post Offices: 13,419 Telephone connections: 2.80 million Public Call Offices: 10,000 Telegraph offices: 427 |
Total length of roads: 228,206 km Pakistan Railway network: 8,775 km Railway stations: 781 Pakistan International Airlines: Covers 55 international and 38 domestic stations Major Airports: 6 - Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar and Gwadar |
Hospitals: 830 Beds: 86,921 Doctors registered: 74,229 Dentists registered: 2,938 Nurses registered: 22,810 |
Primary schools: 150,963 Middle schools: 14,595 High schools: 9,808 Arts & science colleges: 798 Professional colleges: 161 Universities: 35 (10 in Private sector) |
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