Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan (اِسلامی جمہوریہ پاکِستان), is a South Asian country. it
is the 33rd-largest country, spanning 881,913 square kilometers
(340,509 square miles). Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometre (650-mile)
coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is
bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the
southwest, and China in the far northeast. It is separated narrowly
from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the northwest,
and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Pakistan is the world’s
sixth-most populous country with a population exceeding
204,296,785 people (2019). Pakistan has the sixth-largest
standing armed forces in the world and is also a nuclear power as
well as a declared nuclear-weapons state, the second in South Asia
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Official Name
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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First-Level Political Divisions
Four provinces, two federally administered areas
(FATA), and the Federal Capital Territory of Islamabad
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Area
881,913 square kilometers (340,509
square miles)
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Population
204,296,785 (2019)
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Population Growth Rate
1.45% (2016) - reduced from 2.4(2000)
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Population Density
231.99/km²
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Linguistic and Ethnic groups
Punjabi- 48 % , Pashtun-13% , Sindhi-12% . Saraiki-10% , Urdu-8% , Other-9%
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Languages
Urdu (official), English (commonly used), Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi, Saraiki
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Religious Affiliations
Muslims:
Sunni - 77% , Shia - 20%
, Others-3%
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
- Billion US $
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Monetary Unit
1 Pakistani rupee (PRe), consisting of 100 paisa, Exchange Rate = Approx Rs. 68
/ US $
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Major Trade Partners for Exports
United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong SAR, and Germany,
China, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore
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Communications
Main telephone lines: 5 million, mobile cellular: over
800 million Radio Stations (AM:27 FM: over 10 and increasing), Internet users: over 2 million
Access to internet increased from
2.2/1000 (2000) to 67.4/1000 in 2004 |
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RELATED SITES ON STATISTICS
(GOP)
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Life Expectancy (in Years)
Female =
67.4 , Male =65.7, Total=66.5, World bank-133
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Crude Rates
27.1 (births per thosuand population) - 2018 Estimates
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Medical Support
1 nurse for every 3,700 people
- .6 beds per 1,000 individuals approximately
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Literacy Rate
Total ~58 % -
male literacy ~70.2% - female literacys 46.3%
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Agriculture
Sugarcane, wheat, rice, cotton lint, corn, livestock
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Agriculture land increased
from 35% of total surface (2000) to 35.1% (2005) |
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Mining
Petroleum, limestone, rock salt, gypsum, silica sand, natural gas, coal
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Manufacturing
Textiles, food products, petroleum products, consumer goods, fertilizers, chemicals, cement
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Major Exports
Cotton clothing, thread, and textiles; raw cotton and rice; petroleum, leather, and fish products
- $15.07 billion (2004 est.) |
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Major Imports
Machinery, electrical goods, petroleum products, transportation equipment, metals and metal products, fertilizer, foodstuffs
- $14.01 billion (2004 est) |
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Forest
5.2 % of Total Area |
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