Pakistán
- Official Name:
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Pakistan)
- Area:
- 803.940 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 164.741.924 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 1.046 km
- Capital:
- Islamabad
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Karachi, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Contiguous zone: 24 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
- Political divisions:
- 4 provinces, 1 territory, and 1 capital territory; Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Islamabad Capital Territory, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh
- Language(s):
- 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%
- National holiday:
- Republic Day, 23 March (1956)
- Nationality:
- Pakistani(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 5.
- Member of:
- ARF, AsDB, C (reinstated 2004), CP, ECO, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, ONUB, OPCW, PCA, SAARC, SACEP, SCO (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNOMIG, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .pk
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Pakistani rupee (PKR) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD 2.600 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 124.000.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 6,6% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 22%
- Industry: 26%
- Services: 52%
- Labor force:
- 48.290.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2004):
-
- Agriculture 42%
- Industry: 20%
- Services 38%
- Unemployment rate:
- 6,5% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 7,9% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 15,6% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD 20.550.000.000
- Expenditures: USD 25.650.000.000
- Public debt:
- 55% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD -5.486.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 19.240.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs
- Exports - Partners:
- US 24,8%, UAE 7,8%, Afghanistan 6,6%, UK 5,7%, Germany 4,5% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 26.790.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel, tea
- Imports - partners:
- Saudi Arabia 11,1%, UAE 10,3%, China 9,2%, Japan 6,4%, US 6%, Kuwait 5%, Germany 4,5% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 13.290.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD42.380.000.000 (2006)
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