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PAKISTAN |
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| AREA
796,095 sq.km. (36th) |
POPULATION
196,174,380 (July 2014) (6th) |
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PLATFORM DATA |
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| National
Demography |
0 – 24yrs: 54.8 % 25 – 64yrs: 40.8 % 65yrs and over: 4.3 %
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| Life
Expectancy |
67.05 yrs
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| Youth Development Index | 89/170 (Medium) |
| National
G.D.P |
$855 billion (25th)
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| Per Capital
Income |
$4,699 (139th)
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| Currency |
Pakistani rupees (PKR)
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| Economic
Drivers |
Clothing and Textiles, Rice, Leather, Chemicals, Carpets and rugs, food processing, Pharmaceuticals, Cotton, Rice, Fertilizer
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| Official
Languages |
English
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Other Local Languages |
Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashto (alternate name, Pashtu) 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%
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| Climatic
Zone |
mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
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Religious Expression |
Muslim (official) 96.4% (Sunni 85-90%, Shia 10-15%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3.6% (2010 est.) |
| Christian Umbrella
Organization(s) |
National Council of Churches in Pakistan 32-B, Shahrah-e-Fatima Jinnah, Near Mozang Chungi, Lahore – Pakistan. Phone: +92 (0) 42 37425876 E-Mail: ncc_pakistan@yahoo.com Web: www.nccpakistan.org.pk |
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Airports
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Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport Faisalabad International Airport Shaikh Zayed International Airport
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Airstrips |
Federally Administered Tribal Areas Airstrips Islamabad Capital Territory Airstrips |
| Road Network | 262,567 km |
| Rail Network | 7,791 km |
| Corruption
Rating |
127/177 |
| Security
Rating |
34% (Grave Security Concerns)
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