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Pakistan extends along either side of the historic Indus River, following its course from the mountain valleys of the Himalayas down to the Arabian Sea. Bordering on India, China, Afghanistan and Iran, it is strategically located astride the ancient trade routes between Asia and Europe. Pakistan's 796,095 square kilometers of territory include a wide variety of landscapes, from arid deserts to lush, green valleys to stark mountain ...
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Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Islam-i Jamhuriya-e Pakistan. 159,196,336. National or official languages: Urdu, Sindhi, English. Literacy rate: 26%. Also includes Indian Sign Language, Parsi (20,000), Southern Uzbek (50,000), Turkmen, Uyghur, Arabic (122,000), Chinese (6,000). Information mainly from R. F. Strand 1973 ...
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A Country Study: Pakistan
Library of Congress Call Number DS376.9 .P376 1995
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Pakistan
Capital : Islamabad
Major Language(s) : Urdu, English, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Baluchi
Largest City : Karachi
Date of UN Membership : 30 Sep. 1947
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 9733
Latitude/Longitude (at largest city) : 24°54'N 67°08'E
Currency : rupee
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 67122
Area (km2) : 796095
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 152330
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 174
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 466
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Population 2002............................................147,663,429
GDP per capita 2001 (Purchasing Power Parity, US$)........... 2,100
GDP 2001 (Purchasing Power Parity, US$ billions)................ 299
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STATUSFederal Islamic Republic
AREA803,940 sq km
CAPITALIslamabad
POPULATION112,049,000
LANGUAGESUrdu
RELIGIONSMuslim
CURRENCYRupee
MAIN PRODUCTSCotton, Clothing, Leather, Rice, Carpets
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