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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% |
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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