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Name
In English: IsIamic Republic of Pakistan.
In Urdu: IsIam-i-Jamhuriya-e-Pakistan

Physical Characteristics: Area: 796,095 Sq. km.
Geography: South Asia.
Location: Afghanistan on the Northwest, Arabian Sea on the South, China on the North, India on the East and Iran on the West.

Provinces: Balochistan, North Western Frontier, Punjab and Sindh.

Capital: Islamabad.
Local Time: Greenwich Mean Time - GMT + 5 hours (ahead).
Location: Between 23a and 37a North Latitude and 61a and 76a East Longitude.

Weather: Sub-tropicaI / CoId.
Seasons: Summer, Winter, Spring, Autumn. From June to August, is hot and dry with temperature rising in some places to 45aC. The Monsoon ( rainy) season is, between JuIy and September Winter is very coId inthe north and northwest, whereas the climate in Karachi remains mild.

National Characteristics
Founder Leader: Mohammad Ali Jinnah - Quaid-e-Azam (Father of Nation)

Flag: The Pakistan flag is dark green, with a 5 pointed white star inside a white crescent. There is a wide verticaI band on the left side representing minorities.

National Flower: Jasmine.
Sports: Cricket, Hockey (NationaI Game), Squash.

Population: 135.28 MiIIion.
Birth Rate: 36.74 per 1,000 persons.
Growth Rate: 2.77°70 per annum.
Death Rate: 9.00 per 1,000 persons.
Density: 17O persons per sq. km. *
Literacy Rate: 38.9 %.
Religions: Muslims: 131.22 MiIlion - 97°70 of the totaI popuIation.*

Minorities: (Christians, Hindus, 4.06 MilIion - 3°70 of the total popuIation.* Parsies, etc) :

Languages
National:Urdu
Official:  Urdu and English.
Provincial: Balochi, Pashtu, Punjabi and Sindhi.

Administrative Structure: Constitution: PromuIgated in 1973
President: Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
Government Form: Democratic, with a Parliamentary legislature.
FederaI Government: Senate - 87 seats and National AssembIy - 217 seats.
Provincial Governments: Balochistan - 41 seats, North Western Frontier - 82 seats, Punjab - 247 seats, Sindh - 108 seats.


Economy Fiscal Year: July 1 to June 30.
Per capita income: US$ 470 *.

Gross National Product: 2 3'.* Growth rate.
Gross Domestic Product: 3 07 7% 070 * * Growth rate.

AnuaI Export: US$ 8.26 b. *
AnnuaI Import: US$ 11.63 b. *
Industries: Textile, Sugar, Paper, Cement, Pharmaceutical, Chemicals, Carpets, FertiIizers, Leather, Steel, Ceramics, Glass work, Flour and Sports goods.

Export Commodities: Raw Cotton, Cotton Yarn, Cotton Fabrics, Raw WooI, Hides and Skins, Fish, Rice, Pulses, Footwear, Leather and Leather Goods, Sports Goods, Carpets, Rugs and Tobacco.

Import Commodities: Machinery, lron and SteeI, Vehicles, Oils, Drugs and Medicine, ChemicaIs, Dyes, Colors, Electric Goods and Apparatus, Hardware, Tea and Petroleum.


Main Crops: Sugarcane, Cotton, Wheat and Rice.

Cropping Seasons: Kharif and Rabi are the main crop seasons. Kharif has two seasons in a year (April to June, and October to December). Rabi also has two seasons a year (October to December and April to May).

Currency: Rupee
Currency EquivaIents: One Rs. = 0.02418 dolIar - as of 31st August,1997
One US $ =52.35  Rupees - as of 26st August,1999