Official name:

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Head of State:

President H.E. Asif Ali Zardari

National Day:

23rd March

Independence Day14 August 1947

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

LandscapeThe Landscape of Pakistan ranges from lofty mountains in the north, the Karakoram and the Himalayas through dissected plateaus to the rich alluvial plains of the Punjab. Then follows desolate barrenness of Baluchistan and the hot dry deserts of Sindh blending into miles and miles of golden beaches of Makran coast. The variety of the topography is matched by the variance in climatic condition and fauna and flora.

Climate:

Mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north

Natural resources:

Large area of cultivable Land, extensive natural gas reserves, coal, iron ore, copper, salt and limestone.

Land use:

Arable land:

30.18 thousand hectares

Meadows and pastures: 

6%

Forest and woodland: 

4%

Other: 

67%

Irrigated land: 

198,700 sq km  

 

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:

177.1 million (2011)

Population growth rate:

2.05% (2010)

Religions:

Muslim

95%

Christians, Hindus, and others 

5%

Languages:

Urdu (National Language)

 

English (Official)

 
Regional Languages are : 
Punjabi  
Sindhi 
Pashtu 
Baluchi 
  
  

 

Literacy:

Total

57.7 % (2010)

 

Currency :

1 Pak Rupee (PKR) = 100 paisa

Exchange Rate :

 94.25 PKR/US$   (August 10, 2012)

GDP:

237.756 billion US$ (2011-12)

GDP per capita :

 1100 US$ (2011)

GDP Growth rate:

3.7 % (2011-2012)

Inflation rate :

11.0 % (2011-2012)

Unemployment rate:

6 % (2010-11)

Total Imports:

44.91 billion US $ (2011-2012)

Total Exports:

23.64 billion US $ (2011-2012)

Foreign Direct Investment:

810  million US $ (2011-12)

Total External Debt :

60.28 billion US $ (March 2012)

Industries:

Textiles, food processing, cement, fertilizer, steel, sugar, clothing, paper products, shrimp, leather, garments, beverages, construction materials, electric goods, ship building.

Electricity:

Capacity: 12,530,000 kW
Production: 57.8 billion kWh
Consumption per capita: 671 kWh  

Transportation:

Railways:

8,831 km

Highways:

236,041km

Ports: 

Karachi, Muhammad bin Qasim

  

 

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