PAKISTAN

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PAKISTAN
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Location

• country located in the mountainous region
  adjoining Central Asia and the Middle East.
• Has a 1,046 kilometer (650 mile) coastline along
  the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south,
  and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the
  west, the Republic of India in the east and the
  People's Republic of China in the far northeast.
• Pakistan has been called part of the New Middle
  East.8

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• Capital- Islamabad
• Largest city- Karachi
• Currency- Pakistani Rupee
• The estimated population of Pakistan is
  172,800,000. making it the world's sixth
  most-populous country, behind Brazil and ahead of
  Russia.

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Geography

• Pakistan covers 340,403 square miles
  (881,640 km2)
• Apart from the 1,046-kilometre (650 mi) Arabian
  Sea coastline, Pakistan's land borders total
  6,774 kilometres
• 2,430 kilometres (1,509 mi) with Afghanistan to
  the NW
• 523 kilometres (325 mi) with China to the NE,
  2,912 kilometres (1,809 mi) with India to the E
  and 909 kilometres (565 mi) with Iran to the SW

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• The northern and western highlands of Pakistan
  contain the towering Karakoram and Pamir mountain
  ranges, which include some of the world's highest
  peaks K2 (28,250 ft 8,611 m) and Nanga Parbat
  (26,660 ft 8,126 m).

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K2-2nd highest peak in the world.
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• The Baluchistan Plateau lies to the west, and the
  Thar Desert and an expanse of alluvial plains,
  the Punjab and Sind, lie to the east.
• The 1,000-mile-long (1,609-km) Indus River and
  its tributaries flow through the country from the
  Kashmir region to the Arabian

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Tomb of Allama Iqbal
Lahore Fort
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Languages

• multilingual country
• English is the official language
• Urdu is the national language.
• Punjabi is the most commonly spoken language of
  Pakistan. The following are major languages
  spoken in Pakistan

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Language

• The following are major languages spoken in
  Pakistan
• Punjabi (Panjabi) 61 million
• Pashto (three major varieties) 19 million
• Sindhi 19 million
• Seraiki (Saraiki) 14 million
• Urdu 11 million
• Balochi (three major varieties) 6 million

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Religion

• second-most populous Muslim-majority country
• also has the second-largest Shi'a population in
  the world.
• About 95 of the Pakistanis are Muslim. Almost
  85 of Pakistani Muslims are Sunni Muslims and
  15 are Shi'a Muslims

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Religion

• The Religious breakup of the country is as
  follows13
• Islam 173,000,000 (95) (nearly 85 are Sunni
  Muslims and 15 are Shi'a Muslims).
• Hinduism 3,200,000 (1.85)
• Christianity 2,800,000 (1.6)
• Sikhs Around 20,000 (0.04)

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Politics

• Pakistan politics has taken place in the
  framework of a federal republic
• system of government has at times been
  parliamentary, presidential, or
  semi-presidential.
• In the current semi-presidential system, the
  President of Pakistan is the head of state, the
  Prime Minister is head of government, and there
  is a multi-party system.
• Executive power is exercised by the government.
  Legislative power is largely vested in the
  Parliament.

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Economy

• is the 26th largest economy in the world in terms
  of purchasing power, and the 47th largest in
  absolute dollar terms.
• Pakistan's economy mainly encompasses textiles,
  chemicals, food processing, agriculture and other
  industries.

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• The economy has suffered in the past from decades
  of internal political disputes, a fast growing
  population, mixed levels of foreign investment,
  and a costly, ongoing confrontation with
  neighboring India.

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Climate

• Pakistan has four seasons
• - a cool, dry winter from December through
  February
• - a hot, dry spring from March through May
• - the summer rainy season, or southwest monsoon
  period, from June through September
• - the retreating monsoon period of October and
  November.
• Rainfall can vary radically from year to year,
  and successive patterns of flooding and drought
  are also not uncommon.

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Traditional dress

• Salwar kameez (shalwar qameez) is the national
  dress of Pakistan.
• Salwars are loose trousers designed in various
  styles.
• The salwar kameez is important especially during
  the festivals celebrated in Pakistan, for men as
  well as women.
• Salwar kameez is also popular due to the comfort
  factor.

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• The kameez is large and loose fitting tunic worn
  with the baggy salwar.
• Although the sherwani originated in India during
  the 18th century, it is also the national dress
  for men in Pakistan.

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• The achkan is yet another important dress of
  Pakistan.
• An achkan is a long jacket, which also originated
  in the 19th century in India.
• These are long sleeved coats reaching all the way
  to the knees. At times, achkan can even go lower.

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HEALTH

• Alternative therapies have been utilized by
  people in Pakistan who have faith in spiritual
  healers, clergymen, hakeems, homeopaths or even
  many quacks
• traditional medicine sector has become an
  important source of health care, especially in
  rural and tribal areas of the country

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• half the population (66) lives in the rural part
  of the country
• Poverty, compounded by illiteracy, low status of
  women, and inadequate water and sanitation
  facilities, has a deep impact on health
  indicators
• two main divisions the public domain and the
  private domain

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