Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
President: Asif Ali Zardari
Population
24,589,122
190,291,129
Life Expectancy
69.200 years
66.350 years
Capital City
Islamabad
Largest city
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Karachi (population: 11,624,200)
Human Development Index
0
0.562
GDP per capita
$2,800 US
Literacy Rate
99%
49.9%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
2.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
20.1%
21.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
5.600%
Death Penalty
NA
Legal
Political System
Communist state one-man dictatorship
federal republic
Independence date
14 August 1947 (from British India)
Religions
traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way) note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom
Muslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 5%
Languages
Korean
Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski and other 8%
Exports
textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs
External Debt
$61,830,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Pakistani rupees (PKR) per US dollar - 70.64 (2008 est.), 60.6295 (2007), 60.35 (2006), 59.515 (2005), 58.258 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
6
0
Location
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north
Area
120,538 km sq
796,095 km sq
Coastline
2,495 km
1,046 km
Climate
temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
