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Country Name: |
Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
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Capital: |
Islamabad |
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Provinces: |
Four (Punjab, Sindh, NWFP, Balochistan) |
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Independent on: |
Thursday, August 14, 1947 (from UK) - 27th Ramzan-ul-Mubarak |
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Father of the Nation: |
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
A digital picture of Quaid-e-Azam |
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Government Type: |
Federal Republic based on Parliamentary Democracy |
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State Religion: |
Islam |
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Chief of State: |
Asif Ali Zardari (since
09 September 2008)
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Prime Minister: |
Makhdoom Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani (since 25th March 2008) |
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National Specialties: |
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National Poet: |
Allama Muhammad Iqbal |
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Name
Founder: |
Coined by Choudhary Rahmat Ali, founder of the Pakistan National
Movement. |
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National Dress: |
Shalwar, Qamiz, Sherwani, Jinnah Cap. |
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National Game: |
Hockey |
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National Flower: |
Jasmine (Jasminum)
see picture |
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National
Tree: |
Cedar (Devdar)
see picture |
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National Bird: |
Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris graeca) - Chakor |
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National Awards: |
List of Civil and
Militry Awards |
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National Anthem: |
Written by Hafeez Jalandhri and Composed by Ghulam Muhammad
Chhagla.
details
Listen National Anthem |
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National Flag: |
Green with a vertical white band (symbolizing the role of religious
minorities) on the hoist side; a large white crescent and star are
centered in the green field; the crescent, star, and green color are
traditional symbols of Islam. The flag was prepared by Ameer-ud-Din
Qidwai.
more about Pakistani Flag |
Description, Size and Usage |
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National
Constitution: |
12 April
1973; suspended 5 July 1977, restored with amendments 30 December 1985;
suspended 15 October 1999, restored in stages in 2002; amended 31
December 2003 |
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Land & Geopolitics:
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Location: |
Southern Asia, bordering the
Arabian Sea, between India on the East and Iran and Afghanistan on the
West and China in the North. |
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Geo Coordinates: |
30 00 N, 70 00 E |
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Area: |
803,940 Square Kilometers. (land: 778,720 sq km, water: 25,220 sq km) |
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Land Boundaries: |
Total: 6,774 km (Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km,
India 2,912 km, Iran 909 km) |
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Terrain: |
Flat Indus plain in East; mountains in North and Northwest; Balochistan
plateau in West.
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Coastline: |
1,046 km |
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Weather & Climate:
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Climate: |
Mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in North. |
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Temperature: |
Ranges from 57 F (14 C) to 4 F (-20 C)
Weather History of Pakistan |
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Time Zone: |
5 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (+5 GMT).
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Natural Hazards: |
Frequent earthquakes, esp. in North and West;
flooding along the Indus
after heavy rains (in Jul to Aug) |
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Religions & Linguistics: |
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Religions: |
Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi’a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%. |
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Ethnic Groups: |
Punjabi (48%), Sindhi (12%), Siraiki (10%), Pashtun, Baloch, Muhajir
(30%) |
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Literacy Rates: |
Total population: 45.7% male: 59.8% female: 30.6% (2003 est.)
List of Universities and
Colleges in Pakistan |
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Educational
Boards: |
Federal Board
, Lahore Board,
Rawalpindi Board
, Gujranwala Board
, Sargodha
Board ,
Multan Board
, Peshawar Board |
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Languages: |
Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%,
Balochi 3%,
Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English, Burushaski, and other 8% |
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Population & Rate:
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Population: |
165,803,560 (July 2006 est.) |
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Pop.
Growth Rate: |
2.09% (2006 est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
4
children born/woman (2006 est.) |
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Birth Rate: |
29.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
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Death Rate:
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8.23 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
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Life Expectancy: |
Total population: 63.39 years male: 62.4 years, female: 64.44 years
(2006 est.) |
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Suffrage: |
18 years of age; universal; separate electorates and reserved
parliamentary seats for non-Muslims. |
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Economy & Resources:
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Budget: |
Revenues: $15.45 billion,
Expenditures: $20.07 billion
(2005) |
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GDP:
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Purchasing power parity:
$395.2 billion, Per
capita: $2,400 (2005 est.)
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Imports and Exports: |
Exports: $14.85 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.) Imports:
$21.26 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.) |
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Currency: |
Pakistani Rupee (PKR) |
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Exchange Rate: |
Pakistani rupees per US dollar - 60.30 (October 2006) |
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Natural Resources: |
Land, natural gas, limited petroleum, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone,
marble, chromite and precious stones. |
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Labor Force: |
46.84 million (agriculture 42%, industry 20%, services 38%) (2004 est.) |
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Public Services:
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Telephones: |
5,277,500 (2005)
Pakistan Telecommunication Limited
PTCL |
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Mobile cellular: |
12.771 million (2005) |
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Post Offices: |
12,854 (1999-2000)
Pakistan Post
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First Postage Stamps of Pakistan |
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Medical facilities: |
Hospitals: 876, Dispensaries: 4635, Doctors: 91823, Dentists: 4175,
Nurses: 37623 |
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Radio Stations: |
AM 27, FM 1, shortwave 21 (1998)
Radio Pakistan |
FM-100 |
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Television Stations: |
22 (plus 7 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Pakistan Television
PTV
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Geo TV |
ATV |
ARY Digital |
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Country Domain: |
.pk |
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Internet Users: |
10.5 million, Internet Hosts: 38,309 (2005) |
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Internet con. Cities: |
Punjab (613), Sindh (138), NWFP (240), Balochistan
(91).
Total: 1082
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Railways: |
Total: 8,163 km (Broad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km
electrified)
narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge (2004) |
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Highways: |
Total: 255,856 km (paved: 157,975 km (incl. 367 km of expressways),
unpaved: 97,881 km (2004) |
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Harbors: |
Karachi, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim
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Merchant Marines: |
16 ships (bulk carrier 1, cargo 10, container 1, petroleum tanker 4) (2006) |
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Airports& Flag Carrier |
Total: 139 Paved runways: 91, Unpaved runways: 48 (2006)
Pakistan International
Airlines
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Heliports: |
18
(2006) |
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