PAKISTAN

Country name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan Capital: Islamabad
Geographic coordinates: 33° 42' N, 73° 08' E
Population: 985 000
Time zone: UTC+5
Government: Federal Republic International organizations: Commonwealth, UN, WTO
Independence: 1947 Useful web sites: Official site: www.pakistan.gov.pk
Tourist site: www.tourism.gov.pk
Time zone: UTC+5 Geography: Area: 803 940 sq km
Forested area: 16 870 sq km
Comparative: Half the size of Iran
Population: 216 565 000 Land use: Arable land: 26.39%
Permanent crops: 1.11%
Other: 72.5%
Area: 796 096 sq km Natural hazards: Frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe; seasonal flooding of the Indus river.
Languages: Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pushtu, English Extreme elevation: K2, 8611 m
Currency: Pakistani rupee    

Country Indicators

URBAN POPULATION

% of total population living in towns and cities. The definition of ‘urban’ may vary greatly.

POPULATION > 65 YRS

% of total population ages 65 and over.

BIRTH RATE

Number of births per 1000 population per year.

DEATH RATE

Number of deaths per 1000 population per year.

ADULT LITERACY

% of population aged 15 and above classified as literate.

SCHOOL ENROLMENT

% of primary school age children enrolled in primary school.

GNI

Gross National Income per person per year in
thousand US$.

MOBILE PHONES

Number of mobile phones per 100 people.

IMMUNISATION

% of children ages 12-23 months receiving measles immunisation.

SANITATION

% of population with access to improved sanitation facilities.

ACCESS TO WATER

% of population with access to improved water sources.

ARABLE LAND

% of total land area classified as arable.

FOREST

Forest area % of total land area.

AIR POLLUTION

Tonnes of CO2 emissions per capita per year.