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COUNTRY FACTS

 

Population:

144,616,639  (July 2001 est.)

 

Location:

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

 

Area:

803,940 sq km

 

Language:

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:

42.7% (by definition, total population age 15 or older)

 

Compulsory Education:

Education in Pakistan is not compulsory

 

Currency:

Pakistani rupee (PKR)

 

Source: UNESCO IBE Database and World Fact Book, CIA

This country profile was developed by WES with funding from the Government of Ontario.

Revised: 05/06/2004
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