Some Geographical Features of Pakistan

Ø  Principal languages:

Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashto (alternate name, 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%

Ø  Ethnicity/race:

Punjabi 44.68%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.42%, Sindhi 14.1%, Sariaki 8.38%, Muhajirs 7.57%, Balochi 3.57%, other 6.28%

Ø  Religions:

Muslim (official) 96.4% (Sunni 85-90%, Shia 10-15%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3.6% (2010 est.)

Ø  National Holiday:

Republic Day, March 23

Ø  Literacy rate: 

54.9% (2009 est.)

Ø  Economic summary GDP/PPP (2013 est.): $574.1 billion; per capita $3,100. 

Ø  Real growth rate: 3.6%. 

Ø  Inflation: 7.7%. 

Ø  Unemployment: 6.6% plus substantial underemployment. 

Ø  Arable land: 26.02%.

Ø  Agriculture: cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs. 

Ø  Labor force: 59.21 million; note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor; agriculture 45.1%, industry 20.7%, services 34.2% (2010 est.).

Ø  Industries: textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp. 

Ø  Natural resources: land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone. 

Ø  Exports: $25.05 billion (2013 est.): textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, and yarn), rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs. 

Ø  Imports: $39.27 billion (2013 est.): petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel, tea. 

Ø  Major trading partners: U.S., UAE, Saudi Arabia, China, Afghanistan, Kuwait (2012).

Ø  Communications:

o   Telephones: main lines in use: 5.803 million (2012); mobile cellular: 125 million (2013).

o   Broadcast media:media is government regulated; 1 dominant state-owned TV broadcaster, Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), operates a network consisting of 5 channels; private TV broadcasters are permitted; to date 69 foreign satellite channels are operational; the state-owned radio network operates more than 40 stations; nearly 100 commercially licensed privately owned radio stations provide programming mostly limited to music and talk shows (2007). 

o   Internet hosts: 365,813 (2012). 

o   Internet users: 20.2431 million (2009).

Ø  Transportation:

o   Railways: total: 7,791 km (2007). 

o   Roadways: total: 262,256 km; paved: 189,218 km (including 708 km of expressways); unpaved: 73,038 km (2010). 

o   Ports and harbors: Karachi, Port Muhammad bin Qasim.

o   Airports: 151 (2013