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Pakistan
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"
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geographic coordinates: 64 09 N, 21 57 W
time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the name means "smoky bay" in Icelandic and refers to the steamy, smoke-like vapors discharged by hot springs in the area
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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
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citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Iceland
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 3 to 7 years
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land: 770,875 sq km
water: 25,220 sq km
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land: 100,250 sq km
water: 2,750 sq km
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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.)
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arable land: 1.2% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 17.5% (2018 est.)
forest: 0.3% (2018 est.)
other: 81% (2018 est.)
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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)
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15-64 years: 63.39% (male 115,547/female 113,212)
65 years and over: 16.63% (2023 est.) (male 28,410/female 31,618)
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major-language sample(s):
دنیا کا قاموس، ایک لازمی زریہ بنیادی معلومات کا (Urdu)
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note: data represent population by mother tongue; English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries)
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male: 67.9 years
female: 72.1 years
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male: 81.6 years
female: 86.2 years
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male: 22.6 years
female: 22.8 years
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male: 37.2 years
female: 38.4 years
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note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
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rate of urbanization: 2.1% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
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rate of urbanization: 0.74% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
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male: 9 years
female: 8 years (2019)
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male: 18 years
female: 21 years (2020)
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note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor
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4.3% (2020 est.)
3.54% (2019 est.)
note: Pakistan has substantial underemployment
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5.48% (2020 est.)
3.51% (2019 est.)
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67.6% of GDP (2016 est.)
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89.59% of GDP (2019 est.)
81.95% of GDP (2018 est.)
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9.74% (2020 est.)
10.58% (2019 est.)
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2.85% (2020 est.)
3.01% (2019 est.)
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$27.333 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$30.67 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
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$7.501 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$11.005 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
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$52.098 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$57.976 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
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$7.616 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$9.891 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2020 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (2020 est.)
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percent of population: 21% (2021 est.)
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percent of population: 100% (2021 est.)
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narrow gauge: 389 km (2021) 1.000-m gauge
broad gauge: 11,492 km (2021) 1.676-m gauge (286 km electrified)
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paved: 185,463 km (2021) (includes 708 km of expressways)
unpaved: 78,712 km (2021)
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paved/oiled gravel: 5,647 km (2012) (excludes urban roads)
unpaved: 7,251 km (2012)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2021 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 27 (2021 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 82 (2021 est.)
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subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 118 (2021 est.)
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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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