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Capital

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name: Islamabad

geographic coordinates: 33 41 N, 73 03 E

time difference: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: derived from two words: Islam, an Urdu word referring to the religion of Islam, and -abad, a Persian suffix indicating an "inhabited place" or "city," to render the meaning "City of Islam"
Citizenship

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citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Pakistan

dual citizenship recognized: yes, but limited to select countries

residency requirement for naturalization: 4 out of the previous 7 years and including the 12 months preceding application
Legal system

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common law system with Islamic law influence
Suffrage

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18 years of age; universal; note - there are joint electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for women and non-Muslims
Area

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total: 796,095 sq km

land: 770,875 sq km

water: 25,220 sq km
Land use

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agricultural land: 35.2% (2018 est.)

arable land: 27.6% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 1.1% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 6.5% (2018 est.)

forest: 2.1% (2018 est.)

other: 62.7% (2018 est.)
Location

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Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north
Age structure

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0-14 years: 34.81% (male 44,002,871/female 42,216,200)

15-64 years: 60.41% (male 76,548,821/female 73,065,518)

65 years and over: 4.77% (2023 est.) (male 5,482,633/female 6,337,508)
Birth rate

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26 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate

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5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages

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Punjabi 38.8%, Pashto (alternate name, Pashtu) 18.2%, Sindhi 14.6%, Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 12.2%, Urdu 7.1%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2.4%, Brahui 1.2%, other 2.4%

major-language sample(s):
دنیا کا قاموس، ایک لازمی زریہ بنیادی معلومات کا (Urdu)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

note: data represent population by mother tongue; English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries)
Life expectancy at birth

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total population: 70 years (2023 est.)

male: 67.9 years

female: 72.1 years
Major urban areas - population

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17.236 million Karachi, 13.979 million Lahore, 3.711 million Faisalabad, 2.415 million Gujranwala, 2.412 million Peshawar, 1.232 million ISLAMABAD (capital) (2023)
Median age

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total: 22.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 22.6 years

female: 22.8 years
Mother's mean age at first birth

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22.8 years (2017/18 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
Net migration rate

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-1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution

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the Indus River and its tributaries attract most of the settlement, with Punjab province the most densely populated
Population growth rate

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1.91% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate

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3.39 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization

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urban population: 38% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures

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2.4% of GDP (2021 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

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total: 9 years

male: 9 years

female: 8 years (2019)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

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-5.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate

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7.81% (2021 est.)
Labor force

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73.133 million (2021 est.)

note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor
Population below poverty line

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24.3% (2015 est.)
Unemployment rate

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4.35% (2021 est.)

4.3% (2020 est.)

3.54% (2019 est.)

note: Pakistan has substantial underemployment
Public debt

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67% of GDP (2017 est.)

67.6% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)

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9.5% (2021 est.)

9.74% (2020 est.)

10.58% (2019 est.)
Exports

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$35.566 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$27.333 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$30.67 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners

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United States 14%, China 8%, Germany 7%, United Kingdom 6% (2019)
Imports

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$76.392 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$52.098 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$57.976 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners

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China 28%, United Arab Emirates 11%, United States 5% (2019)
Airports

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151 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions

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total: 2,523,027 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2020 est.)
Internet users

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total: 48.3 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 21% (2021 est.)
Railways

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total: 11,881 km (2021)

narrow gauge: 389 km (2021) 1.000-m gauge

broad gauge: 11,492 km (2021) 1.676-m gauge (286 km electrified)
Roadways

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total: 264,175 km (2021)

paved: 185,463 km (2021) (includes 708 km of expressways)

unpaved: 78,712 km (2021)
Telephones - fixed lines

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total subscriptions: 2,989,133 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular

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total subscriptions: 188,711,452 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 82 (2021 est.)
Disputes - international

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Pakistan-Afghanistan: since 2002, with UN assistance, Pakistan has repatriated about 5.3 million Afghan refugees, leaving about 2.74-3 million; Pakistan has sent troops across and built fences along some remote tribal areas of its treaty-defined Durand Line border with Afghanistan, which serve as bases for foreign terrorists and other illegal activities; in February 2022, amid skirmishes between Taliban and Pakistani forces, Pakistan announced its intent to finish constructing the barbed wire fence along the Durand Line and bring nearby areas under its control; Afghan, Coalition, and Pakistan military meet periodically to clarify the alignment of the boundary on the ground and on maps

Pakistan-China: none identified

Pakistan-India: Kashmir remains the site of the world's largest and most militarized territorial dispute with portions under the de facto administration of China (Aksai Chin), India (Jammu and Kashmir), and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas); UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan has maintained a small group of peacekeepers since 1949; India does not recognize Pakistan's ceding historic Kashmir lands to China in 1964; India and Pakistan have initiated discussions on defusing the armed standoff in the Siachen glacier region; the Siachen glacier is claimed by both countries and militarily occupied by India: Pakistan opposed India's fencing the highly militarized Line of Control (completed in 2004) and the construction of the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River (opened in 2008) in Jammu and Kashmir, which is part of the larger dispute on water sharing of the Indus River and its tributaries; to defuse tensions and prepare for discussions on a maritime boundary, India and Pakistan seek technical resolution of the disputed boundary in Sir Creek estuary at the mouth of the Rann of Kutch in the Arabian Sea; Pakistani maps continue to show Junagadh in India's Gujarat State as part of Pakistan

Pakistan-Iran: none identified

 

 

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