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Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Head of State: Gen. Pervez Musharraf
President: Mohammad Rafiq Tarar (1998)
Area: 310,400 sq. mi. (803,940 sq. km)1
Population (1999 est.): 138,123,359 (average annual growth rate: 2.31%); birth rate: 33.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 91.9/1000; density per sq. mi.: 445
Capital (1981 census): Islamabad, 201,000
Largest cities: Karachi: city proper (1981 census) 5,208,132; metro. area (1996 est.) 10,119,000; Lahore, 2,952,700; Faisalabad, (Lyallpur) 1,920,000; Rawalpindi, 920,000; Hyderabad, 795,000
Monetary unit: Pakistan rupee
Principal languages: Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English, Burushaski, and others
Ethnicity/race: Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India and their descendants)
Religions: Islam, 97%; Hindu, Christian, Buddhist, Parsi
Literacy rate: 35%
Economic summary GNP/PPP: (1998 est.): $270 billion; $2,000 per capita. Real growth rate: 5%. Inflation: 7.8% (FY97/98). Unemployment: n.a. Arable land: 27%. Agriculture: cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs. Labor force: 37.8 million (1998); agriculture, 47%; mining and manufacturing, 17%; services, 17%; other, 19%. Industry: textiles, food processing, beverages, construction materials, clothing, paper products, shrimp. Natural resources: land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone. Exports: $8.5 billion (FY97/98): cotton, textiles, clothing, rice, leather, carpets. Imports: $10.1 billion (FY97/98): petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, transportation equipment, vegetable oils, animal fats, chemicals. Major trading partners: EU, U.S., Hong Kong, Japan, China.
