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Introducing Pakistan
Pakistan
displays some of Asia’s most magnificent landscapes as it stretches
from the Arabian Sea, its southern border, to some of the world’s
most spectacular mountain ranges in the north. Pakistan is also
home to sites that date back to word’s earliest settlements rivaling
those of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
| Full
country name: |
Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| Area: |
803,940 sq km (310,400
sq miles |
| Population:
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141.6
million |
| Capital
city: |
Islamabad (pop. approx. 201,000) |
| People:
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Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun, Baloch,
Muhajir |
| Language:
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Urdu
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| Religion: |
97% Muslim, 3% Christian and Hindu |
| Government:
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Federal
Republic |
| President:
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Gen.
Pervez Musharraf |
| GDP:
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US$270
billion |
| GDP
per head: |
US$2000 |
| Annual
growth: |
5% |
| Inflation:
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7.8% |
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