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| ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN |
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| General Information |
| Total Land Area: |
796,096 km2 |
| Land boundaries: |
6,774 km |
| Coastline: |
1,046 km |
| Capital: |
Islamabad |
| Other Large Cities: |
Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad |
| Official Language: |
English, Urdu |
| National Currency Unit: |
Pakistan Rupee (PKR) |
| National Day: |
March 23 |
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| Location and Geography |
Pakistan is situated at the crossroads of the Middle East and South Asia. It is bordered by Iran and Afghanistan in the West, China in the North-east, India in the East, and the Indian Ocean in the South. There are six major regions: the North High Mountainous Region, the West Low Mountainous Region, the Balochistan Plateau, the Potohar Uplands, the Punjab and the Sindh Plains. As the country is located on a great landmass in the North of the Tropic of Cancer, it has a continental type of climate characterised by extreme variations of temperature, both seasonally and daily. Very high altitudes moderate the climate in the snow-covered Northern mountains.
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| Demography |
| Population: |
154.793.950 million (2004) |
| Crude Birth Rate: |
32 per thousand people (2003) |
| Crude Death Rate: |
8 per thousand people (2003) |
| Infant Mortality Rate: |
74 per thousand (2003) |
| Life Expectancy: |
Male: 63 years, Female: 65 years (2003) |
| Urban Population: |
34.0 percent (2003) |
| Adult Literacy: |
48.20 percent (2003) |
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| Economy |
Pakistan’s economy relies heavily on agriculture which employs half of the workforce and generates, directly or indirectly, more than half of the export revenues. The main agricultural products are cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables, milk, beef, and eggs. Husbandry provides both domestically consumed and exported goods such as meat and dairy products, wool for the carpet industry, and hides and skins for the leather industry. Pakistan is one of the major cotton exporters in Asia. Natural resources include land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited crude oil, coal, iron ore, copper, salt and limestone. Coal mining is one of the country’s oldest industries. Major manufacturing industries include textiles, food processing, cement, sugar, electrical appliances, fertilisers, sports equipment and tobacco.
| GDP at Current Market Prices: |
93688.01 million US$ (2004) |
| Per Capita GDP: |
627.32 US$ (2004) |
| Share of Sectors in GDP: |
21.52% Agriculture, 23.0% Industry, 54.0% Services, (2004) |
| Total Exports: |
15012.99 million US$ (2004) |
| Total Imports: |
15190 million US$ (2004) |
| Major Exports Items: |
Cotton, cotton textiles, rice, leather and carpets |
| Major Imports Items: |
Beverages, manufactured goods, machinery and transportation equipment |
| Major Trading Partners: |
US, UAE, Saudi Arabia, UK, China and Kuwait |
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| External Links |
Government of Pakistan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Commerce
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources
Federal Bureau of Statistics
State Bank of Pakistan |
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