Pakistan 
Facts
Population:
144,616,639 (July 2001 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
40.47% (male 30,131,400; female 28,391,891)
15-64 years:
55.42% (male 40,977,543; female 39,164,663)
65 years and over:
4.11% (male 2,918,872; female 3,032,270) (2001 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.11% (2001 est.)
Birth rate:
31.21 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Death rate:
9.26 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.96 male(s)/female
total population:
1.05 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
80.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
61.45 years
male:
60.61 years
female:
62.32 years (2001 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.41 children born/woman (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
74,000 (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
6,500 (1999 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Pakistani(s)
adjective:
Pakistani
Ethnic groups:
Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition and their descendants)
Religions:
Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%
Languages:
Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8%
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
42.7%
male:
55.3%
female:
29% (1998)
GDP:
purchasing power parity - $282 billion (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
4.8% (2000 est.)
GDP - per capita:
purchasing power parity - $2,000 (2000 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture:
25.4%
industry:
24.9%
services:
49.7% (1999 est.)
Population below poverty line:
40% (2000 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%:
4.1%
highest 10%:
27.7% (1996)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
5.2% (2000 est.)
Labor force:
40 million
note:
extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2000 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture 44%, industry 17%, services 39% (1999 est.)
Unemployment rate:
6% (FY99/00 est.)
Budget:
revenues:
$8.9 billion
expenditures:
$11.6 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY00/01 est.)
Industries:
textiles, food processing, beverages, construction materials, clothing, paper products, shrimp
Industrial production growth rate:
3.8% (1999 est.)
Electricity - production:
62.078 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel:
63.38%
hydro:
36.51%
nuclear:
0.11%
other:
0% (1999)
Electricity - consumption:
57.732 billion kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (1999)
Agriculture - products:
cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs
Exports:
$8.6 billion (f.o.b., FY99/00)
Exports - commodities:
textiles (garments, cotton cloth, and yarn), rice, other agricultural products
Exports - partners:
US 24%, Hong Kong 7%, UK 7%, Germany 6%, UAE 6% (FY99/00)
Imports:
$9.6 billion (f.o.b., FY99/00)
Imports - commodities:
machinery, petroleum, petroleum products, chemicals, transportation equipment, edible oils, grains, pulses, flour
Imports - partners:
Saudi Arabia 8%, UAE 8%, US 6%, Japan 6%, Malaysia 4% (FY99/00)
Debt - external:
$38 billion (2000 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$2 billion (FY99/00)
Currency:
Pakistani rupee (PKR)
Currency code:
PKR
Exchange rates:
Pakistani rupees per US dollar - 59.152 (January 2001), 52.814 (2000), 49.118 (1999), 44.943 (1998), 40.918 (1997), 35.909 (1996)
Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June
Statistics: CIA World Factbook.
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(Urdu-language), Islamabad
http://www.alqamar.org/
(Independent, Urdu-language), Jhelum City
http://www.apnajhelum.com/
(Urdu-language daily), Islamabad
http://dailyausaf.com/
(English-language), Karachi, Lahore
http://www.brecorder.com/
(Internet magazine), Karachi
http://www.chowk.com
(Urdu-language), Rawalpindi
http://www.dailyasas.com.pk/
(Urdu-language), Gujranwala
http://www.gujranwalatimes.com/
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International terrorist plots with the invariable Pakistani hand draw upon a rich resource base for jihad that has taken root in the social system of Pakistan and is beyond the control of the Pakistani state.
The biggest winner is Pakistani democracy. The elections proved that even in the wake of intimidation and fear of violence, Pakistanis continue to believe in the discourse of democracy.
The sense of festivity that usually marks elections in Pakistan is largely absent. A deep sense of apprehension is palpable, and people remain reluctant to join in the rallies and corner meetings.
Regrettably, the tragic death of Benazir Bhutto has resulted in a new stage of Bhutto family feudal leadership of the P.P.P., only this time absent the charisma, talents and experience of Benazir.
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