FACTS AND FIGURES

NAMES

Conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Conventional short form: Pakistan
Digraph: PK

INDEPENDENCE

14 August 1947 

CAPITAL

Islamabad

PROVINCES

Baluchistan, North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Punjab and Sind

AREA

Total area: 803,940 sq. km
Land area: 778,720 sq. km

NEIGHBOURS

west: Iran; northwest: Afghanistan; northeast: China; and, southeast: India

BOUNDRIES

total 6,774 km, Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909
km

TIME

plus 5 hours GMT

HIGHEST POINT

Mt. K-2, which is 8,611 meters high (ranked number 2 in the World)

HOTTEST PLACE

Sibi, Baluchistan (over 50 degrees Centigrade in summer; over 122 degrees
Fahrenheit).

MAJOR RIVERS

Indus, Jhelum, Sutlej, Chenab and Ravi.

POPULATION

131,541,920 (July 1995 est.) .

LIFE EXPECTENCY

Total population: 57.86 years
Male: 57.18 years
Female: 58.56 years (1995 est.)

NATIONALITY

Noun: Pakistani(s)
Adjective: Pakistani.

MAIN LANGUAGES

Urdu (national language), English (widely used in government and business),
Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtu, Balochi and others.

RELIGIONS

Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shia 20 %), Christian, Hindu and others 3%

EXPORTS

Commodities: cotton, textiles, clothing, rice, leather, carpets
Partners: US, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, UK, UAE, France

IMPORTS

Commodities: petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, transportation equipment, vegetable oils,
animal fats, chemicals
Partners: Japan, US, Germany, UK, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, South Korea

INDUSTRIES

textile, food processing, beverages, construction materials, clothing, paper products and
shrimp

AGRICULTURE

Major crops: cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits and vegetables
Livestock products: Milk, beef, mutton and eggs

CURRENCY

Rupee (1 rupee=100 paisa)
Fiscal year: 1 July - June 30

RAILROADS

Total: 8,773 km

HIGHWAYS

Total: 177,410
Paved: 94,027
Unpaved: 83,383

PORTS

Gwadar, Karachi, Ormaro (under construction), Port Muhammad Bin Qasim

AIRPORTS

Total: 119
With paved runways: 104
With unpaved runways: 15

DEFENCE FORCES

Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces, National Guard,
paramilitary/security forces

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