Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Head of State: General Pervez MUSHARRAF
National Day: 23rd March(Republic Day-1956)
Capital: Islamabad
Area: 796,095 sq km
Land boundaries: 6,774 km
Border countries:

Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909 km
Coast line:

1,046 km

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

Land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, low quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone
Land use:
Arable land: 30.18 thousand hectares
Meadows and pastures:  6%
Forest and woodland:  4%
Other:  67%
Irrigated land:  170,000 sq km (1992)
Agricultural products: Cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; condiments,  milk,  beef, mutton, eggs, grains, oil seeds, pulses, maize, barley, tobacco, poultry, goats, beef, sheep, cattle, mutton
Population: 156.77 million (2006)
Population growth rate: 1.79% (2006)
Ethnic composition: Punjabis, Sindhis, Pashtuns (Pathan), Baloochs, Mohajirs (immigrants from India and their descendants)
Religions:
Muslim 95%
Christian, Hindu, and other  5%
Languages:
Punjabi 48%
Sindhi 12%
Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%
Pashtu 8%
Urdu (official) 8%
Baloochi 3%
Hindko 2%
Brahui 1%
English and other  8%
Literacy:
Total 53.0 % (2005)

Currency :

1 Pak Rupee (PKR) = 100 paisa

Exchange Rate :

 59.8566 PKR/US$ Annual Average (2006)
GDP: 129067 Million US$ (2006)
GDP per capita : 831 US$ (2006)
GDP Growth rate: 6.6 % (2006)
Inflation rate : 8.03 % (2006)
Unemployment rate: 6.20 % (2006)
Total Imports: 24647  million US $ (2006)
Total Exports: 16388 million US $ (2006)
Foreign Direct Investment: 3521.0 million US $ (2006)
Total External Debt : 35679 million US $ (2006)
Industries:

Textiles, food  processing, cement, fertilizer, steel, sugar, clothing, paper products, shrimp, leather garments, beverages, construction materials, electric goods, shipbuilding
Electricity:

Capacity: 12,530,000 kW
Production: 43.3 billion kWh
Consumption per capita: 389 kWh (1995)

Transportation:
Railways: 8,831 km
Highways: 236,041km
Ports:  Karachi, Muhammad bin Qasim
Merchant marine:  24 ships

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