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 | PAKISTANgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Pakistan |
| country code ISO: PK //; - FIPS: PK |
| location: South Asia |
| time zone: +5 UT |
| surface (land) area: 796095 sq.km = 307374 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 37° N / South: 23° N / East: 75° E / West: 61° E |
| borders (land): Iran, Afghanistan, China, India |
| borders (coastline): Arabian Sea (part of Indian Ocean) |
| climate: tropical monsoon, in the northern part from subtropical to continental depending on altitude |
| Government |
| independent since: 1947-08-14 |
| type of government: federal Islamic republic |
| capital: Islāmābād |
| administrative division: province (5) + central administrated area (1), territory (1), capital territory (1) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses (1981): 84253,644; (1998): 130579,571 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 141533,775; or: 138080,000 /-; 2001: 140673,000 |
| population density: 176 per sq.km = 455 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3% //; - doubling time: 24 years |
| birth rate: 31 - 38 per 1000 |
| death rate: 8 - 9 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 6 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 500 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 79 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 61 years (male: 61; female: 62) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 46% //; - 15-59 years: 50% //; - 60+ years: 4% |
| urbanisation: 37% //; - urbanisation growth: 4% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 21% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Punjabi 48%; Pashtun 13%; Sindhi 12%; Saraiki 10%; Urdu 8%; Balochī; Muhajir |
| languages: Urdu & English (both official); Punjabi, Pashtu, Sindhi, Saraiki, Urdu |
| religious affiliation: Muslim 95% (Sunnī 75%, Shī'ī 20%); Christian 2%; Hindu 2%; other (e.g. Ahmadiya) 1% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2447 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 60 - 88% |
| people per physician: 1724 |
| people per hospital bed: 1504 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 40% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 19% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 5% |
| adult literacy: 38% (male: 49%; female: 23%) [in source CA total figure: 46%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Pakistan rupee = 100 paisa |
| annual inflation rate: 10% |
| population below poverty line: 34% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 1560 per capita |
| GNI USD 440 per capita //; - [ppp: 1860] |
| GDP growth: 1% |
| income: USD 400 per capita |
| import: USD 11704 per capita //; - export: USD 8158 per capita |
| trade: USD 129 per capita //; - or 33% of GDP |
| trade partners: US JP KW DE GB |
| human development index: 0,498 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 127 |
| female labour force: 29% |
| unemployment: 6% |
| tourism: 0,54 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 27% //; - grass land: 6% //; - wooded area: 5% //; - arid land and desert: ca 50% |
| agriculture: labour force: 50% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 26% |
| agricultural products: sugar cane, wheat, rice, corn (maize), gram, jowar, cotton, dates, tobacco |
| livestock (million): asses 4 / buffalo 23 camels 0,8 / cattle: 22 / goats: 47 / poultry: 110-148 / sheep: 24 |
| fish catch: 597200 - 654530 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 12% //; - part of industry in GDP: 26% |
| industrial products: cement, oil refining, chemicals, refined sugar, jute textiles, textiles, food processing, beverages |
| mining products: limestone, rock salt, gypsum, silica sand, chromite, natural oil & gas, iron ore, coal |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,7 |
| services: labour force: 38% //; - part of services in GDP: 48% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 444 |
| electricity use (per capita): 321 |
| annual water use (per capita): 2053 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 198891, or 229934 km //; - of which paved: 55% //; - of which are motorways: 340 km |
| vehicles: 6 per 1000 |
| railways: 8775 km //; - railways passenger/km: 17555 |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 16 - 22 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 76 -107 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 22 - 62 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 22 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 9750 |
| personal computers: 4 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: K2 8611 m, Nanga Parbat 8126, Gasherbrum I 8068, Broad Pk 8047, Gasherbrum II 8035 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): Hāmūn-i Māshkel |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Indus, and its tributaries, among those: Sutlej, Rāvi |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: none |
| deserts: Sandy desert, Thar desert |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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