| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
| Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
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| National Anthem |
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| National Day |
23 March |
| Capital City |
Islamabad |
| Other Major Cities |
Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta |
| Official Language(s) |
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| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
| (30 00 N, 70 00 E) 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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| Total Area |
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| Total Land Area |
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| Total Water Area |
25,220 km² |
| Land Boundaries |
7,257 km |
| Border Countries |
4 border countries: Afghanistan (2,670 km); China (438 km); India (3,190 km); Iran (959 km) |
| Coastline |
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| Climate and Weather |
Pakistan has great climatic diversity due to variation in topography, altitude, and season. Four distinct seasons are recognized: A cold winter from December to February; a spring season from March to May; a hot summer from May to August (hot rainy season); and autumn beginning from late September until frost at the onset of winter. Most of the rangelands of Pakistan are in arid and semi-arid zones characterized by low precipitation and extremes of temperature and low humidity. Moreover, drought also occurs in these areas, and exacerbates the effects of overgrazing which results in complete and permanent loss of some species of vegetation. |
| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
Pakistani |
| Human Development Index |
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| Human Development Index Rank |
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| Population, Total |
| 240,485,660 Number (2023) |
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| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
1.96 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
3.35 Births per Woman (2023) |
| Population Density, per km2 |
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| Adult Literacy Rate |
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| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
| 281.92 National Currency Units (2023) |
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| GDP, Current Prices |
| 326,796,632,109 USD (2022) |
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| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
1.69 Percent (2021) |
| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
2.91 Percent (2021) |
| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
5.8 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
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| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
1,841 USD (2022) |
| Merchandise Exports |
30,872,794,285 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
USA, China, UK, Germany, Netherlands |
| Merchandise Imports |
70,687,433,817 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
China, UAE, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
6,375,518,082 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
UAE, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
32,153,802,075 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
UAE, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait |
| Natural Resources |
Arable land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Whole fresh cow milk; Wheat; Cotton lint; Indigenous buffalo meat; Indigenous cattle meat; Sugar cane; Paddy rice |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
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| Country Code |
92 |
| Electricity |
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| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
15 |
| Ambulance |
16 |
| Fire |
115 |
| LINK |
| Presidency |
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| Prime Ministry |
http://www.pmo.gov.pk |
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http://www.na.gov.pk |
| Second Chamber |
http://www.senate.gov.pk |
| Ministry of Climate Change |
http://www.mocc.gov.pk |
| Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training |
http://moent.gov.pk |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
http://www.mofa.gov.pk |
| Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan |
www.kana.gov.pk |
| Ministry of National Food Security and Research |
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| Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform (Addl: Statistics) |
http://www.mopd.gov.pk |
| Ministry of Railways |
http://www.railways.gov.pk |
| Ministry of Water Resources |
http://www.mowp.gov.pk |
| Centre for Excellence in Molecular Biology |
http://www.cemb.edu.pk |
| National Vocational & Technical Training Commission |
http://navttc.gov.pk |
| National Statistical Office |
http://www.pbs.gov.pk |
| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
http://www.sbp.org.pk |
| Development Assistance Agency |
http://www.ead.gov.pk |
| Higher Education Authority |
http://www.hec.gov.pk |
