Pakistan

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Pakistan

• By Amy Azaria Julia Shanno

A beautiful lake in the Saif ul Muluk.
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Government

• Current president Asif Ali Zardari
• Zardari has been in office since September 8,
  2008
• Current prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani
• Gillani has been in office since March 6, 2008

Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani
Asif Ali Zardari
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Government

• Pakistan has a federal republic government
• This means a government in which federal states
  are each have their own government country has a
  constitution.
• System of governing is similar to that of the
  United States

The Supreme Court Building
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Economy

• Macroeconomic improvements since 2000
• 1990- about 2 of GDP on development spending
• 2003- 4 of GDP on development spending
• GDP Per Capita- 2,800 (U.S. Dollars)(2011 est.)
• Unemployment rate- 5.6 (2011 est.)
• Population Below Poverty Line- 22.3 (05-06 est.)
• Exports- 25.35 billion
• Imports- 35.82 billion(U.S. Dollars, 2011 est.)

Yarn is one of Pakistans exports.
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General Geography5 regions of geography in
Pakistan5 regions of geography in Pakistan

Thar Desert and the Lower Indus Valley There are
rocky hills, dry valleys.
Balochistan Plateau makes up almost half of
Balochistan Dry plateau region
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General Geography
Northwest Frontier Full of mountains that have
little to no vegetation. There is also very
rocky land. There are many irrigated, fertile
valleys.

• Indus Basin the world's biggest connected
  irrigation system
• Five major rivers in basin Indus, Jhelum,
  Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej

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Five Regions of Geography Continued

• Far North This region is full of many tall
  mountains with snow-capped peaks, including the
  K-2, with a height of 8,611 meters. There are
  also thin valleys and glaciers.
• This region is a very beautiful sight.

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General Geography
A political map of Pakistan

• A map of the world with Pakistan highlighted

A physical map of Pakistan
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Climate

• Temperate climate.
• People living in Pakistan experience very hot
  summers and relatively warm winters.
• From June until September the Pakistani people
  are lashed by monsoons.

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Flag of Pakistan

• This is the flag of Pakistan.
• Flag has a crescent to signify the bright
  future.
• Five pointed star signifies the five pillars in
  the Islamic
• religion, Tauheed,
• Salat, Shahada, Zakat,
• and Hajj.

This is the flag of Pakistan.
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CurrencyCurrency

• 1.00 U.S. 98.08 Pakistani rupees (Data taken
  May 1st, 2012)
• Currency Code PKR

A Pakistani rupee coin
Rupee dollar bills
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Culture

• Main sports- cricket and field hockey
• Fun activities- kite flying, marbles,
  hide-and-seek, a game with sticks,and a physical
  fighting game known as Kabaddi.

This is a kite, one of the main activities played.
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Cultural Visuals
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A Pakistani Dance
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Cultural Visuals ( 2 )
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The Pakistani National Anthem
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Culture Continued...

• The national dress is called the shalwar kameez,
  there are different types for the seasons and for
  women and men.
• Very conservative, men only wear shorts for
  sports. women aren't allowed to wear shorts.
• Almost all of a woman's body is covered.
• This includes the head and the face.

This is a Shalwar Kameez.
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Food!

• Most popular beverage tea .
• Rice is often found in dinners, as a side or for
  dessert.
• Spicy food is often eaten, many dishes are made
  spicy.
• Curry is a theme in many dishes.
• An example of a spicy curry dish chicken
  curry.

Tea the most popular beverage in in Pakistan
You can see the rice under this dish.
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Holidays

• Christmas is only celebrated by the small
  population of Christians National Holiday of
  Pakistan is Republic Day.
• Holiday is always on March 23rd
• A holiday celebrated by almost everyone is the
  birth of Quaid-E-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the
  first ruler of Pakistan.

This is a picture of Quaid- E- Azam Mohammad Ali
Jinnah
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Fun Facts

• Pakistan was the first Islamic country to have
  a woman prime minister.
• Pakistan is known as the Islamic Republic of
  Pakistan.
• In the mid nineteen hundreds Pakistan was part
  of India.
• Pakistan has the sixth highest population in the
  world, with more than one thirty-sixth of the
  world's population.

Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's, and the first Muslim
states first woman president
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