Facts about Pakistan

Full Country Name: Islamic republic of Pakistan

Total area: 796,095 sq. km (Punjab 205,344; Sindh 140,914; NWFP 74,521; Balochistan 347,190, FATA 27,220 and Islamabad 906 sq.km)

Population; 135.28 million

Capital City: Islamabad

Provinces: Punjab (capital Lahore), Sindh (capital Karachi), NWFP (capital Peshawar), and Balochistan (capital Quetta)

Ethnic Composition: 95% Muslim, 5% others

Languages: National Urdu, Official English, regional Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Balochi

National Flower: Jasmine

Popular Sports: Hockey, cricket, bridge, Kabadi, snooker and squash

Per capita income: USD 460

Literacy rate: 38.90%

Form of government: Democracy. It consist of two houses Senate (upper house) and the National Assembly (lower house)

Central bank: State Bank of Pakistan

Major stock exchanges: Karachi Stock exchange (KSE) and Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE)

Currency: Pakistan Rupee

Exports: Cotton, textile apparel, ice, leather items carpets, sports goods, fruits, handicrafts, seafood

Imports: Crude oil, edible oil, capital goods, vehicles, iron ore

Crops: cotton, wheat, rice and sugarcane

Total cropped area: 22.14 million hectares

Industries: textiles, cement, fertilizer, steel, sugar, electric goods, energy

Health: Hospitals 830, Beds 86921, Doctors 74229, Dentists 2938, Nurses 22810

Education: Primary schools 150963, middle schools 14595, high schools 9808, arts and science colleges 798, professional colleges 161, universities 35

Transportation: total length of roads 228206 km, Pakistan railway network 8775 km, railway stations 781, National airline PIA covers 55 international and 38 domestic stations, major airports 6 (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Gawadar), Sea ports domestic 3 (Minora, Gawadar, and Pasni) international 2 (Karachi and Bin Qasim)

Communication: Post offices 13419, telephone connections 2.47 million, public call offices 10000, telegraph offices 427, 60 million cell phones, 7.6 million internet users,

Employment: Total labor force 37.15 million (agriculture 47%, manufacturing and mining 10.50%, others 42.50%)

Media: Print media dailies 424, weeklies 718, fortnights 107, monthlies 553, 32 cable channels, 5 24hr news channels

News Agencies: APP (official) and PPI & NNI
Electronic Media: Pakistan Television have five TV centers at Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, and Karachi covering 87% population; registered TV sets 2,823,800, Radio stations 23, Viewership 115 million

Time: GMT/UTC plus five hours

Electricity: 220V, 50 Hz

Weights and Measures: metric system