| Full Country Name: |
Islamic republic of Pakistan |
| Total area: |
796,095 sq. km (Punjab 205,344;
Sindh 140,914; NWFP 74,521; Balochistan 347,190, FATA 27,220 and Islamabad
906 sq.km) |
| Population: |
135.28 million |
| Capital City: |
Islamabad |
| Provinces: |
Punjab (capital Lahore), Sindh (capital Karachi), NWFP (capital
Peshawar), and Balochistan (capital Quetta) |
| Ethnic Composition: |
95% Muslim, 5% others |
| Languages: |
National Urdu, Official English, regional Punjabi, Pashto,
Sindhi, Balochi |
| National Flower: |
Jasmine |
| Popular Sports: |
Hockey, cricket and squash |
| Per capita income: |
USD 460 |
| Literacy rate: |
38.90% |
| Form of government: |
Democracy. It consist of two houses Senate (upper house) and
the National Assembly (lower house) |
| Central bank: |
State Bank of Pakistan |
| Major stock exchanges: |
Karachi Stock exchange (KSE) and Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) |
| Currency: |
Pakistan Rupee |
| Exports: |
Cotton, textile apparel, ice, leather items carpets, sports
goods, fruits, handicrafts, seafood |
| Imports: |
Crude oil, edible oil, capital goods, vehicles, iron ore |
| Crops: |
cotton, wheat, rice and sugarcane |
| Total cropped area: |
22.14 million hectares |
| Industries: |
textiles, cement, fertilizer, steel, sugar, electric goods,
energy |
| Health: |
Hospitals 830, Beds 86921, Doctors 74229, Dentists 2938, Nurses
22810 |
| Education: |
Primary schools 150963, middle schools 14595, high schools
9808, arts and science colleges 798, professional colleges 161, universities
35 |
| Transportation: |
total length of roads 228206 km, Pakistan railway network 8775
km, railway stations 781, National airline PIA covers 55 international and
38 domestic stations, major airports 6 (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar,
Quetta, Gawadar), Sea ports domestic 3 (Minora, Gawadar, and Pasni) international
2 (Karachi and Bin Qasim) |
| Communication: |
Post offices 13419, telephone connections 2.47 million, public
call offices 10000, telegraph offices 427 |
| Employment: |
Total labour force 37.15 million (agriculture 47%, manufacturing
and mining 10.50%, others 42.50%) |
| Media: |
Print media dailies 424, weeklies 718, fortnights 107, monthlies
553 |
| News Agencies: |
APP (official) and PPI & NNI |
| Electronic Media: |
Pakistan Television have five TV centers at Islamabad, Lahore,
Peshawar, Quetta, and Karachi covering 87% population; registered TV sets
2,823,800, Radio stations 23, Viewership 115 million |
| Time: |
GMT/UTC plus five hours |
| Electricity: |
220V, 50 Hz |
| Weights & Measures: |
metric system |
