Some facts about Pakistan

Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north.
Capital: Islamabad (Former: Karachi).
Currency: Pakistani Rupee (PKR).
Independance Day: 14th August 1947.
National Holiday: Republic Day, 23 March (1956).
Time Zone: Pakistan standard time is GMT +5 hours.
Ethnic Groups: Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition and their descendants).
Nationality: Noun: Pakistani(s).

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Adjective: Pakistani
Religions: Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%.
Father of the Nation: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Head of State: General Pervez Musharraf.
Area
Total: 803,940 sq km
Land: 778,720 sq km
Water: 25,220 sq km
Terrain: Flat Indus plain in East; mountains in North and Northwest; Balochistan plateau in west.
Geographical Features: Pakistan touches the Hindukush Mountains in the North and extends from the Pamirs to the Arabian Sea. Pakistan is bounded by Iran in the West, Afghanistan in the North West, China in the north and India in the East and South east and Arabian Sea in the South.
Climate: Mainly dry. Rainfall varies between four and forty inches. Temperature varies from extreme summer heat to a brisk, invigorating winter with heavy snowfall at elevated places.

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Average Rainfall: 762mm/annum.
Elevation Extremes
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m.
Highest point: K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m.
Flag Description: 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 color green are traditional symbols of Islam.
Military Branches: Army (includes National Guard), Navy (includes Marines), Air Force (2006).
Major Cities: Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Peshawar, Quetta and Hyderabad.
Population: 164,741,924 (July 2007 est.).
Population Growth Rate: 1.828% (2007 est.).
Birth Rate: 27.52 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death Rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Languages: Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashto 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8%.

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GDP- real growth: 6.6% (2006 EST.).
GDP- per capita: $2600 (2006 EST.).
GDP- composition by sector (2006 EST.)
agriculture: 19.4%
Industry: 27.2%
Services: 53.4%
Unemployment Rate: 6.5% plus substantial underemployment (2006 EST.).
Inflation Rate (consumer prices): 7.9% (2006 EST.).
Budget
Revenues: $20.55 billion
Expenditures: $25.65 billion ; including capital expenditures of $NA (2006 EST.).
Public Debt: 55% of GDP (2006 EST.).
Agriculture Products: Cotton, wheat, rice, sugar cane, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, and eggs.

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Industries: Textiles, and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, and shrimp.
Industrial Production Growth Rate: 6% (2006 EST.).
Exports: $29.24 billion f.o.b (2006 EST.).
Export Commodities: Textiles (Garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn) rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs.
Imports: $26.79 billion f.o.b (2006 EST.).
Import Commodities: Petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation equipment, edible oil, paper and paper boards, iron and steel, and tea.
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $13.29 billion (2006 EST.).
Debt External: $42.38 billion (2006 EST.).
Exchange Rates
Pakistani Rupeees per US Dollar: 60.35 (2006), 59.515 (2005), 59.258 (2004), 57.752 (2003), 59.724 (2002)
Fiscal Year: 1 July -30 June