DEMOGRAPHY OF PAKISTAN NOOR SHAMSUDDIN AKHSS SEEN LASHT CHITRAL

INTRODUCTION TOTAL AREA: 796096sq KM BALOCHISTAN: 347190 PUNJAB: 205345 SINDH: 140914 KHYBER PUKHTOONKHAW: 74521 FATA: 27220 ISLAMABAD:906

NATIONAL… SLOGAN: PAKISTAN ZINDABAAD GAME: HOCKY POET: IQBAL ANIMAL: MARKHOOR FLOWER: JASMINE LITERACY RATE: 57% LANGUAGE: URDU OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: ENGLISH CONTND

CONTND EXPORTS: $15.9 B Cotton AND Textile goods 51.3%, Rice 11.4%, Leather items 4.3%, Carpets, sports goods 1.5%, Fruits, Sea food, Handicrafts IMPORTS: $28.1 B Industrial Equipments, Vehicle, Iron, Petroleum, Edible Oil DEBT: $123.6 billion ($53.9b 10 Corer external and $46.57b short term debt in form of treasury bills)

HEALTH SECTOR HOSPITALS: 968 ...BEDS: 98684 DSPNSRY: 4813 DOCTORS: 133956 DENTIST: 9822 NURSES: 69313

EDUCATION Primary schools: 156,592 Middle schools: 320,611 High schools: 23,964 Arts & science colleges: 3,213 Degree colleges: 1,202 Technical and Vocational Institutions: 3,125 Universities: 132 Literacy Total population: 57% Male: 69% Female: 45% (2009 est.)

POPULATION Population 184,404,791 (July 2010 est.) Age structure 0-14 years: 36.7% (male 33,037,943/ female 31,092,572) 15-64 years: 59.1% (male 53,658,173/female 49,500,786) 65 years and over: 4.2% (male 3,495,350/female 3,793,734) (2010 est.) (cntd….)

POPULATION (CNTD) Population growth rate 1.589% (2010 est.) Birth rate 25.3 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death rate 7.06 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Infant mortality rate Total: 65.32 deaths/1,000 live births Male: 68.59 deaths/1,000 live births Female: 61.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.) Life expectancy at birth Total population: 65.63 years Male: 63.84 years Female: 67.5 years (2010 est.)

URBANIZATION Urban population: 36% of total population (2008) Rate of urbanization: 3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) Sex ratio At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female Total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

RELIGION AND ETHNICITY Religions Muslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), Other (includes Christian and Hindu) 5% Ethnic groups Punjabi 44.68%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.42%, Sindhi 14.1%, Sariaki 8.38%, Muhajirs 7.57%, Balochi 3.57%, other 6.28%

LANGUAGES 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%

TRANSPORTATION TOTAL LENGTH OF ROAD: 255856 km RAILWAY NETWORK: 7791km RAILWAY STATIONS: 781 MAJOR AIRPORT: 10 SEAPORTS: 2 INTERNATIONAL (Karachi & Bin Qasim) AND 3 DOMESTIC (Minora, Gawadar,Pasni)

COMMUNICATION Total cell fon users: 96.2m POST OFFICES: 13419 TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS: 2.47 m Total cell fon users: 96.2m Ufon 21.2% Telenor 22.1% Mobilink 30.8 PCO: 10000 TELEGRAPH OFFICES: 427 CONTND…….

….CONTND ELECTRONIC MEDIA: PRINT MEDIA: PTV: 6 CENTRES REG TV SET: 3759800 VIEWERSHIP: 115m RADIO STATIONS: 25 FM RADIO STATIONS: 162 PRINT MEDIA: DAILIES: 424 WEEKLIES: 718 FORTHNIGHTIES: 107 MONTHLIES: 553

RIVERS THE INDUS: 3896km JHELUM: 825km CHINAB: 1242km RAVI: 901km SUTLAJ: 1551km BIAS: 398km

MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND GLACIERS K2: 28250ft (8611m) NANAGA PARBAT: 26660ft (8126m) SIACHEEN GLACIER: 75km BATARA: 55km BALTORO: 62km MOUNTAIN PASSES: Khyber Pass, Kurram Pass, Tochi Pass, Gomal Pass, Bollan Pass, Lawari Pass

ENERGY RESOURCES WAPDA: Estblshd 1958 TERBELA DAM: 3478 MW MANGLA: 1000MW WARSAK: 240MW TOTAL HYDEL: 6555MW TOTAL THERMAL: 11678 GRANDS TOTAL: 18233MW

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