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Map References : Asia Area: total area: 803,940 sq km land area: 778,720 sq km comparative area:slightly less than twice the size of California Land Boundaries : total 6,774 km, Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909km Coastline: 1,046 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental marginexclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International Disputes : status of Kashmirwith India; border question with Afghanistan (Durand Line); water-sharing problems (WularBarrage) over the Indus with upstream riparian India Climate : mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north Terrain : flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west Natural Resources : land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore,copper, salt, limestone Land use: arable land: 23% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 6%forest and woodland: 4% other: 67% (1993) Irrigated land: 170,000 sq km (1992) Environment : current issues: water pollution from raw sewage, industrial wastes, and agricultural runoff; limitednatural fresh water resources; a majority of the population does not have access to potable water;deforestation; soil erosion; desertification natural hazards: frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August)
International Agreements : party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species Pollution : 131,541,920 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 44% (female 28,033,354; male29,777,818) 15-64 years: 52% (female 33,456,410; male 35,109,482) 65 years and over: 4% (female2,556,846; male 2,608,010) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate : 1.28% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 41.8 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Deathrate: 12.07 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: -16.93 migrant(s)/1,000population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 99.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancyat birth: total population: 57.86 years male: 57.18 years female: 58.56 years (1995 est.) Total fertilityrate: 6.35 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality : noun: Pakistani(s) adjective: Pakistani Ethnic divisions: Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India andtheir descendents) Religions : Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3% Languages : Urdu (official), English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most governmentministries), Punjabi 64%, Sindhi 12%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu 7%, Balochi and other 9% Literacy: age 15and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 35% male: 47% female: 21% Labor force : 36 million by occupation: agriculture 46%, mining and manufacturing 18%, services 17%, other 19% |
