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INFORMATION ABOUT PAKISTAN |
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Pakistan is one of the seven nuclear powers of the world with more
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Pakistan came into being on 14th August 1947. As a result of the
division of British ruled India. The division of Pakistan and India
was not a justified one both British and Hindus did not followed the
law which was agreed by the three parties (Muslims. Hindus & British).
As a result of unfair division Kashmir conflict arose which has not
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PAKISTAN'S GEOGRAPHY |
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Location |
South
Asia, India on East, Iran and Afghanistan on west Arabian sea at South
and China in the North. |
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Geographic coordinates |
30 00
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Area |
Total: 803,940 sq km
Land: 778,720 sq km
Water: 25,220 sq km |
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Area division |
Punjab: 205,344
Sindh: 140,914
North West Frontier Province: 74,521
Balochistan: 347,190
Federally Administered Tribal Areas: 27,220
Islamabad (Capital): 906 |
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Area Comparison |
Nearly four times the size of the
United Kingdom. |
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Land boundaries |
Total: 6,774 km
border countries: Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912
km, Iran 909 km |
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Tourist's resorts/Cities |
Murree, Ayubbia, Patriata,
Bhurban, Kalhar Kahar, Quetta, Ziarat, Sawat, Kalaam, Kaghan, Naraan,
Chitral, Hunza, Skurdu, Gilgit and many more |
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Major Cities |
Karachi (4th biggest city of the
world), Lahore, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Quetta,
Hyderabad, Multan, Sialkot. |
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Coastline |
1,046 km |
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Maritime claims |
contiguous zone: 24 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental
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exclusive economic zone: 200 NM |
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Sea Ports |
International : 2 -
Karachi and Bin Qasim
Domestic: 3 - Minora, Gwadar and Pasni |
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Climate |
From hot, Dry and sandy deserts to Freezing cold mountains.
Normally warm |
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Elevation Extremes |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m, the 2nd heist of the world. |
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Famous Mountains |
K-2 (Mt. Godwin Austin): 28,250
ft./8611 m (2nd in World)
Nanga Parbat : 26,660 ft./8126 m (8th in World)
Gasherbrum-I: 26,470 ft./8068 m (11th in World) |
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Famous Mountain Passes |
The Khyber Pass
The Kurram Pass
The Tochi Pass
The Gomal Pass
The Bolan Pass
The Lowari Pass
The Khunjrab Pass |
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Deserts |
The desert of Thar: In the
province of Sindh
The desert of Cholistan: In the province of Punjab
The desert of Thal: In the province of Punjab |
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Natural Resources |
land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, coal, iron ore,
copper, salt, limestone, etc |
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Land Use |
arable land: 27.81%
permanent crops: 0.79%
other: 71.4% (1998 est.) |
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Irrigated land
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180,000 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Major Rivers |
The Indus river (2896 km)
The Sutlej river (1551 km)
The Chenab river (1242 km)
The Ravi river (901 km)
The Jhelum river (825 km)
The Beas river (398 km) |
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Environment, International Agreements |
Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification,
Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of
the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution,
Wetlands, Marine Life Conservation, Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. |
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PAKISTAN'S ECONOMY |
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PAKISTAN'S PEOPLE |
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Population |
148,000,000 (est. 2003)
6th Largest of the World after China(1,284,303,705),
India(1,045,845,226), USA(280,562,489), Indonesia(232,073,071) and
Brasil(176,029,560). |
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Age Structure |
0-14 years: 39.9% (male
30,321,217; female 28,581,334)
15-64 years: 56% (male 42,254,996; female 40,392,092)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 2,984,391; female 3,129,399) |
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Population growth rate |
2.06% |
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Density, People/Area: |
156 persons/Sq Km |
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Birth rate |
30.4 births/1,000 population
(2002 est.) |
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Death rate: |
9.02 deaths/1,000 population
(2002 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-0.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2002 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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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: 0.95 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2002 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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78.52 deaths/1,000 live births
(2002 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 61.82
years
female: 62.73 years
male: 60.96 years (2002 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS prevalence rate |
0.1% |
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People living with HIV/AIDS:
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74,000 |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths |
6,500 |
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Nationality |
Noun: Pakistani (s)
Adjective: Pakistani |
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Ethnic groups |
Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun
(Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of
partition and their descendants) |
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Religions:
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97% Muslims (Sunni 77%, Shi'a
20%), 3% Christians, Sikhs, Hindu & Other. |
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Languages |
Urdu (National Language), English
(Most govt ministries use, Official), Punjabi, Sindhi, Saraiki,
Pashtu, Balochi, Hindko, Brahui, Balti, Burushask.and Kashmiri. |
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Literacy: |
Total population: 42.7%
Male: 55.3%
Female: 29% |
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Population Division |
Punjab 56.5%
Sindh 22.6%
NWFP with FATA 15.7
Balochistan 5.1 |
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PAKISTAN'S GOVERNMENT |
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