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pakistan : vital stats

The following information is used with permission. Operation World, Authentic Paternoster.

geography

: Land Mass : 796,095 sq.km, (307,374 sq.mi.) which includes 83,700 sq.km of the third of Kashmir controlled by Pakistan.
: Population : (2000): 156,483,155 +2.81%AGR
: Capital : Islamabad 1.1 mill.

peoples

: Literacy : 38% officially, many estimate it is nearer 25%.
: Official Language : Urdu, which is becoming widely used by all.
: Total Languages : 69
: Languages with Scriptures : 5 - Bible; 6 - New Testament; 9 - portions; 16 - work in progress

indo-Aryan	Indo-Iranian	Dravidian	Tibetan	Other
78.8%	18.5%	1.6%	0.5%	0.6%

economy

Main exports are sports goods, textiles, garments and heroin. Public Debt 36% of GNP go to Human Development Index.

politics

Muslim politicians insisted on a separate state resulting in the partition of British-ruled India at independence in 1947

religion

An Islamic republic.

Religions	Population %	Adherents	Annual Growth
Muslim	96.08%	150,349,015	+2.8%
Christian	2.31%	3,614,761	+3.7%
Hindu	1.5%	2,347,247	+2.8%
Baha'i	0.06%	93,890	+6.6%
Other	0.03%	46,945	+2.2%
Traditional ethnic	0.02%	31,297	- 5.2%