Pakistan  
   
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: total: 796,096 sq km
land: 771,122 sq km
water: 24,974 sq km
Natural Resources: land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone
Population and Health
Population:  I56,260,050 (July 2006 est.) (Source: NIPS Projections)
Age structure:
    Male Female Sex ratio
0-14 36.6% 29,705,401 27,504,040 108
15-64 59.3% 48,056,330 44,572,569 107
65+ 4.1% 3,331,594 3,090,116 107
Total 100% 81,093,325 75,166,725 107
Population growth rate: 1.86% (2006 est.) (Source: FBS Survey)
Birth rate: 26.1 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:  7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:  at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 70.45 deaths/1,000 live births
Both sexes: 76.7
Male 84.8
Female 67.6
Life expectancy at birth:  total population: 65 (Source: FBS Survey)
male: 64
female: 66
Total fertility rate: 4 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:  0.1% (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:  70,000-80,000 (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:   
Literacy: definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 53% (Source: Economic Survey 2005-06)
male: 65%
female: 40% (2005 est.)
Economy
GDP (purchasing power parity):  $427.3 billion (2006 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):  $124 billion (2006 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:  6.5% (2006 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):  $2,600 (2006 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 22%
industry: 26%
services: 52% (2006 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:  agriculture: 42%
industry: 20%
services: 38% (2004 est.)
Population below poverty line: 24% (FY05/06 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 7.9% (2006 est.)
Investment (gross fixed): 15.6% of GDP (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products: cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs
Industries: textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp
Industrial production growth rate: 6% (2006 est.)
Exports - commodities: textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs
Currency (code): Pakistani rupee (PKR)
Fiscal year:  1 July - 30 June
Others
Nationality: noun: Pakistani(s)
adjective: Pakistani

Religions: 

 Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3%

Languages: 

 Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski and other 8%
Country name: conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
conventional short form: Bangladesh
former: West Pakistan
Government type:  federal republic
Capital: name: Islamabad
geographic coordinates: 33 42 N, 73 10 E
time difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Administrative divisions: 4 provinces, 1 territory*, and 1 capital territory**; Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas*, Islamabad Capital Territory**, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh
note: the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region consists of two administrative entities: Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas
Independence:  14 August 1947 (from UK)
National holidays: Republic Day - 23 March (1956)
Legal system: based on English common law with provisions to accommodate Pakistan's status as an Islamic state; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
 
 

 
 

Source :

CIA The World Factbook