About Pakistan
Official Name:	Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Father of the Nation :	Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948)
National Poet : Allama Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938)
Capital:	Islamabad
Area :	Total:  803, 940 Sq. km Punjab: 205,344   Sq. km Sindh : 140,914    Sq. km North West Frontier Province : 74,521   Sq. km Balochistan : 347,190 Sq. km Federally Administered Tribal Areas :27,220   Sq. km Islamabad (Capital) : 906 Sq. km
Population:	180.8 million (UN, 2009)
Administrative Setup :	Pakistan is divided into four provinces viz., North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan. The tribal belt adjoining NWFP is managed by the Federal Government and is named FATA i.e., Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas have their own respective political and administrative machinery, yet certain of their subjects are taken care of by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas. Provinces of Pakistan are further divided into Divisions and Districts                                        Divisions      Districts NWFP  7 24 Punjab  8 34 Sindh  5 21 Balochistan  6 22 While FATA consist of 13 Areas/Agencies and Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas have 7 and 5 Districts respectively.
Religion:	97% Muslims, (77 % Sunni, 20% Shi'a) Christian Hindu 3%
Annual Per capita income :	US $980 (World Bank, 2008).
GDP:	7.5%
Internet Domain:	pk
Currency:	Pak. Rupee
Imports :	Industrial equipment, chemicals, vehicles, steel, iron ore, petroleum, edible oil, pulses, tea.
Exports :	Cotton, textile goods, rice, leather items, carpets, sports goods, handi-crafts, fish and fish prep and fruit.
Languages :	Urdu (National)   and English (Official)
Literacy rate :	54%

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