President: Mr. Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister: Mr. Shehbaz Sharif |
Capital: Islamabad
(Islamabad Capital Territory). |
Area: Total:
803,940 sq km
land: 778,720 sq km
water: 25,220 sq km |
Climate: Generally
arid; hot summers, cool or cold
winters; wide variations of
temperature in given locale and
between coastal area on Arabian
Sea and glacial regions of
northern areas; little rainfall. |
Natural Resources: Land,
extensive natural gas reserves,
limited petroleum, poor quality
coal, iron ore, copper, salt,
limestone |
Environment-international agreements: party
to: Biodiversity, Climate
Change, Desertification,
Endangered Species,
Environmental Modification,
Hazardous Wastes, Law of the
Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone
Layer Protection, Ship
Pollution, Wetlands signed, but
not ratified: Marine Life
Conservation |
Population & its structure: 1138,123,359
(Approx.)
10-14
years: 41% (male 29,423,876;
female 27,763,774)
15-64 years: 55% (male
38,533,918; female 36,804,592)
65 years and over: 4% (male
2,768,942; female 2,828,257)
(Approx.)
|
Population growth rate: 2.18%
(1999 est.) |
Birth rate: 33.51
births/1,000 population (1999
est.) |
Death rate: 10.45
deaths/1,000 population (1999
est.) |