Pakistan
 | Pakistan |  Population Government Economy Geography Communication Transportation | |
 Population | Top of page | |
| Inhabitants | Life expectancy | |
| 164,741,924 (July 2007 est.) | total population: 63.75 years
male: 62.73 years female: 64.83 years (2007 est.) | |
| Ethnic groups | Religions | |
| Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition and their descendants) | Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3% | |
| Languages | Literacy | |
| Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski and other 8% | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.7% male: 61.7% female: 35.2% (2004 est.) | |
 Government | Top of page | |
| Government type | Capital | |
| federal republic | Islamabad | |
| Independance | National day | |
| 14 August 1947 (from UK) | Republic Day, 23 March (1956) | |
| Constitution | Legal system | |
| 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 | based on English common law with provisions to accommodate Pakistan's status as an Islamic state; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations | |
 Economy | Top of page | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity) | Growth rate | |
| $124 billion (2006 est.) | 6.5% (2006 est.) | |
| GDP per inhabitant | Unemployment rate | |
| $2,600 (2006 est.) | 6.5% plus substantial underemployment (2006 est.) | |
| Population below poverty line | Inflation rate | |
| 24% (FY05/06 est.) | 7.9% (2006 est.) | |
| Exports | Imports | |
| $19.24 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) | $26.79 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) | |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | Currency | |
| $13.29 billion (2006 est.) | Pakistani rupee (PKR) | |
| Military expenditures | ||
| 3.2% (2006 est.) | ||
 Geography | Top of page | |
| Location | Area | |
| Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north | 803,940 sq km | |
| Climate | Natural resources | |
| mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north | land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone | |
 Communication | Top of page | |
| Cellulars | Internet code | |
| 48,289,136 (2006) | .pk | |
| Internet hosts | Internet users | |
| 72,765 (2006) | 10.5 million (2005) | |
 Transportation | Top of page | |
| Airports | Railways (in km) | |
| 139 (2006) | 8,163 km | |
| Roadways (in km) | Pipelines (in km) | |
| 258,340 km | gas 10,257 km; oil 2,001 km (2006) | |
