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| Capital: |
Islamabad |
| Location: |
Situated in |
| a) Latitude: |
240N-370N |
| b) Longitude: |
610 E - 760 E |
| Size: |
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| a) Area (in sq. kms.): |
803,940 square kilometres |
| b) Length (in Km.): |
1,553 kms (North- South) |
| c) Width (in Km.): |
Minimum 456 kms, Maximum 877 kms (East - West) |
| Political System |
Parliamentary Democracy |
Population:
a) Male:
b) Female:
c) Total: |
Male: 81,576 million (52.03 percent)
75,203 million (47.97 percent)
156,770 million Population |
| Population Growth Rate: |
2.4 percent |
| Religion: |
Islam 96%, Christianity, Sikhism, Hinduism, and Others 4% |
Literacy Rate Year 2003-2004
a) Male:
b) Female:
c) Total: |
54.8 percent
32.0 percent
43.9 percent |
| Unit of Currency: |
Rupee (US $ 1 = 60.8 Rupees) |
| Per Capita GDP::
| US $ 3,004.5 |
| Per Capita Income::
| US $ 736 |
| Weather: |
Mostly Hot, Dry Desert, Temperate in Northwest; Arctic in North |
| Main Resources::
| Agriculture |
TOURISM:
Total Arrival (Including Expatriates):
Total Revenue (Government Treasury):
Tourist's Areas: |
898,389 Nos (2006)
US $ 206 Million (2006)
| Religious |
| Budhist - Taxila, Takht Bai, Swat. |
| Sikhs - Nankana Sahib, Hassanabdal. |
| Archeological |
| Mehergarh, Moenjodaro, Harrapa and Taxila |
| Cultural |
| Lahore, Peshawar, Islamabad, Karachi and Northern Areas. |
| Mountain Tourism and Mountain related Adventure sports |
| Northern Areas and Chitral |
| Winter Sports |
| Malam Jabba, Naltar |
| Coast and Sea Beaches |
| Karachi, i, Gwadar | |
| National Parks & Conservation Area: |
There are 20 National Parks, 99 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 96 Game Reserves, and 16 unclassified (private, proposed or recommended). The National Parks include include Hingol, Kirthar, Khunjerab, Chitral Gol, Lal Suhanra, Hazarganji- Chiltan, Margalla Hills, Ayubia, Deosai, Machiara, Gamot , Chinji, Lulusar-Dodipat, Saiful Malook, Handrap-Shandoor, Sheikh Badin, Central Karakoram, Toh Pir, and Pir Lasoora National Parks (out of these only 14 are functional) |
| Place of Interest: |
| Mountain and Nature Based Tourism |
| High Mountains |
Northern Areas: Baltoro glacier including base camps of
K2, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum I and II. Nanga Parbat, Hispar
and Batura Muztagh. |
| Chitral Chitral, Tirichmir and other high peaks of Hindukush. |
| Low Mountains |
Swat, Kaghan, Kashmir, Chitral and all over in Karakoram
and Himalayas. |
| Archeological Sites |
| Mehergarh, Moenjodaro, Taxila, Takhtbai, Swat, Kandrach |
| Historical and Cultural Areas |
| Peshawar, Lahore, Multan, Rohtas, Rawalpindi, Karachi,Quetta |
| Coast and Sea Beacheses |
| Karachi, Gwadar | | |
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