PAKISTAN

Official Name: 
Islami Jamhooriya-e-Pakistan
short form: Pakistan
int'l long form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan

ISO Country Code: pk 

Time:
Local Time = UTC +5h 
Actual Time: Thu-Aug-18  20:12 

Country Calling Code: +92

Capital City: Islamabad (pop. 1 million) and adjacent Rawalpindi (1 400 000) comprise the national capital area with a combined population of 3.7 million.  

Other Cities: 
Karachi (9 million), Lahore (5 million), Faisalabad (2 million) and Hyderabad (1 million)

Government:
Type: Parliamentary democracy.
Independence: 14 August 1947.

Geography:
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: 804 000 sq. km. (311 000 sq. mi.)
Terrain: Flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west.

Climate: Mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north.

People:
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Pakistan(i).
Population: 151 000 000.
Ethnic groups: Punjabi, Sindhi, Pathan (Pushtun), Baloch, Muhajir (i.e., Urdu-speaking immigrants from India and their descendants), Saraiki, Hazara.
Religions: Muslim 97%; small minorities of Christians, Hindus, and others.
Languages: Urdu (national and official), English, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushtu, Balochi, Hindko, Brahui, Saraiki (Punjabi variant).
Literacy: 45.7%; male 59.8%; female 30.6%.

Natural resources: Extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone.

Agriculture products: 
Cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs.

Industries: Textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer.

Currency: Pakistani Rupee (PKR)

::  Pakistan in Figures

Summary statistics Economic indicators Social indicators Environment Map Summary statistics Region 2000 South-central Asia   Currency 2008 Pakistani Rupee (PKR)   Surface area (square kilometers) 2008 796095   Population in 2008 (estimated, 000) 2008 176952   Population density in 2008 (per square kilometer) 2008 222.3   Largest urban agglomeration in 2007 (population, 000) 2007 Karachi (12130)   United Nations membership date 2000 30 September 1947   Economic indicators GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2008 178762   GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2005 128090   GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2000 78472   GDP: Growth rate at constant 1990 prices (annual %) 2008 6.0   GDP: Growth rate at constant 1990 prices (annual %) 2005 6.2   GDP: Growth rate at constant 1990 prices (annual %) 2000 2.0   GDP per capita (current US$) 2008 1010.2   GDP per capita (current US$) 2005 810.3   GDP per capita (current US$) 2000 543.6   GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 2008 1031.0   GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 2005 826.2   GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 2000 536.6   Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 2008 20.0   Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 2005 20.5   Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 2000 15.7   Exchange rates (national currency per US$) 2008 79.10 Market rate.   Exchange rates (national currency per US$) 2005 59.83 Market rate.   Exchange rates (national currency per US$) 2000 58.03 Market rate.   Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 2008 –15402   Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 2005 –3606   Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 2000 –85   CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 2008 181   CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 2005 129   CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 2000 100   Industrial production index (2005=100) 2008 109 Monthly indices are adjusted for differences in the number of working days. The indices are shown in terms of ISIC Rev. 3. Indices have been calculated by the Statistics Division of the United Nations from component national indices. 2007.   Industrial production index (2005=100) 2005 100 Monthly indices are adjusted for differences in the number of working days. The indices are shown in terms of ISIC Rev. 3. Indices have been calculated by the Statistics Division of the United Nations from component national indices.   Industrial production index (2005=100) 2000 65 Monthly indices are adjusted for differences in the number of working days. The indices are shown in terms of ISIC Rev. 3. Indices have been calculated by the Statistics Division of the United Nations from component national indices. 2001.   Agricultural production index (1999-2001=100) 2008 122 2007.   Agricultural production index (1999-2001=100) 2005 115   Agricultural production index (1999-2001=100) 2000 101   Food production index (1999-2001=100) 2008 124 2007.   Food production index (1999-2001=100) 2005 115   Food production index (1999-2001=100) 2000 101   Unemployment (% of labour force) 2008 5.3 January. Age group 10 years and over. 2007.   Unemployment (% of labour force) 2005 7.7 January. Age group 10 years and over.   Unemployment (% of labour force) 2000 7.8 January. Age group 10 years and over.   Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) 2008 21.0 Age group 10 years and over. 2007. January.   Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) 2005 20.3 Age group 10 years and over. July.   Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) 2000 18.0 Age group 10 years and over. July.   Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) 2008 43.6 Age group 10 years and over. 2007. January.   Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) 2005 43.0 Age group 10 years and over. July.   Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) 2000 48.4 Age group 10 years and over. July.   Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 2008 21.6   Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 2005 19.3   Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 2000 16.0   Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 2008 84.7   Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 2005 84.1   Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 2000 83.7   Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 2008 823   Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 2005 798   Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 2000 557   Energy production, primary (000 MT oil equivalent) 2008 40047 2007.   Energy production, primary (000 MT oil equivalent) 2005 39586   Energy production, primary (000 MT oil equivalent) 2000 23739   Telephone subscribers, total (per 100 inhabitants) 2008 52.2   Telephone subscribers, total (per 100 inhabitants) 2005 10.9   Telephone subscribers, total (per 100 inhabitants) 2000 2.3   Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 2008 10.5   Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 2005 6.3   Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 2000 0.1   Exports (million US$) 2008 20279.0   Imports (million US$) 2008 42326.6   Major trading partners (% of exports) 2008 United States (18.0), United Arab Emirates (9.9), Afghanistan(7.1)   Major trading partners (% of imports) 2008 Saudi Arabia (14.1), China(11.2), United Arab Emirates(8.9)   Social indicators Population growth rate (avg. annual %) 2005-2010 2.2   Urban population growth rate (avg. annual %) 2005-2010 3.0   Rural population growth rate (avg. annual %) 2005-2010 1.2   Urban population (%) 2007 35.7   Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2009 36.9   Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) 2009 6.2/6.1   Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 2009 106.2   Life expectancy at birth (women and men, years) 2005-2010 66.7/66.0   Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2005-2010 63.9   Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2005-2010 4.0   Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) 2006-2009 29.6   International migrant stock (000 and % of total population) mid-2010 4233.6/2.3 Includes refugees.   Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR end-2008 1939700   Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) 2005-2008 2.9   Education: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w/m per 100) 2005-2008 49.0/61.1   Education: Female third-level students (% of total) 2005-2008 44.5 UNESCO estimate.   Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2009 22.5   Environment Threatened species 2009 105   Forested area (% of land area) 2007 2.4   CO2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2006 142555/0.8   Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2007 370.0   Rainfall, total mean (millimetres) 168   Temperature, mean °C (minimum and maximum) 22.2/30.0   Map of Pakistan