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Capital Pakistan : |
Islamabad .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Pakistan :
| Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909 km .
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| Climate Pakistan :
| mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north .
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| Life expectancy Pakistan :
| 62.61 years .
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| Fertility rate Pakistan :
| 4.29 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Pakistan :
| federal republic .
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| Population Pakistan :
| 159,196,336 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Pakistan :
| 803,940 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Pakistan :
| 3,982,800 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Pakistan :
| 2,624,800 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Pakistan :
| 92.
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| Sex ratio total Pakistan :
| 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Pakistan ratio under 15 :
| 1.06 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Pakistan ratio 15 64 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Pakistan ratio 65 :
| 0.94 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Pakistan :
| $3.358 billion (2003) |
| HIV Pakistan :
| 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Pakistan :
| 35% (2001 est.) |
| Literacy Pakistan :
| 45,70% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Pakistan :
| 4,10% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Pakistan :
| 27.6% (FY96/97) |
| Inflation Pakistan :
| 2.9% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Pakistan :
| 7.7% plus substantial underemployment (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Pakistan :
| 1.5 million (2002) |
| Location Pakistan :
| Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north |
| Geographic Coordinates Pakistan :
| 30 00 N, 70 00 E |
| Religion Pakistan :
| Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3% |
| Administrative region Pakistan :
| 4 provinces, 1 territory*, and 1 capital territory**; Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas*, Islamabad Capital Territory**, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh |
| Terrain Pakistan :
| flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west |
| Elevation extremes lowest Pakistan :
| Indian Ocean 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Pakistan :
| K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m |
| Natural resources Pakistan :
| land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone |
| Land use arable land Pakistan :
| 27,87% |
| Land use permanentcrops Pakistan :
| 0,87% |
| Irrigated land Pakistan :
| 180,000 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Pakistan :
| frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August) |
| Environment current issues Pakistan :
| water pollution from raw sewage, industrial wastes, and agricultural runoff; limited natural fresh water resources; a majority of the population does not have access to potable water; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification |
| Geography note Pakistan :
| controls Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass, traditional invasion routes between Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent |
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