Facts About Pakistan Economy, Population, Culture, Day and Army

Here are the Facts About Pakistan Economy, Population, Culture, Day and Army in this article. The history of Pakistan is just about more than half a century old but the civilization is far older than ten and thousands of years. Pakistan is a country located in Asia and is being surrounded by several superpowers and controversial countries. In the North-South they have India which are the traditional rivals of the state because before the independence of Pakistan it was a combined country with India and after independence, on the 14^th August 1947 it was being divided into two separate nations. Until then Pakistan has been in rivalry with India. In the North there is China; one of the superpowers of the world and a very loyal ally of Pakistan which has stood in hard times with Pakistan.

On the western border, Pakistan has Afghanistan which has been under controversy for so long for rehabilitation of the Taliban and terrorists. In the South West, the border is being shared by Iran one of the very strong Muslim nations. And in the bottom Pakistan shares the border with the Arabian Sea in the South. The total area of the country is comprised of 880,940 square Km or 340,133 square miles. This is the geographical explanation of Pakistan and its neighboring countries.

Facts About Pakistan Economy

The capital of the state is Islamabad with a population of 800,000. Other significant cities which are being renowned include Lahore with a population of 6,311,000. Faisalabad which is being known as the city of textile has a total population of 1,977,000. Karachi which is being renowned for being the heart of the country has a huge population of 11,624,000. Hyderabad the city known for its foodstuffs and architecture has a population of about 1,151,000. While the total population of the country is about 172,800,000 as calculated for July 2008. Such an intense population makes Pakistan the Sixth most populated nation on the Earth.

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There are several ethnic groups which are being found in Pakistan amongst which the largest group is Punjabi which comprises up to 44.1% of the total population while the second largest one is Pashtun also known as Pathan which contributes up to 15.4 % of the total population. Other minor groups include Sindhi 14.1%, Siraiki 10.5 %, Urdu 7.6% Balochi 3.6%, and the other minorities comprised the remaining 4.7%.

The official language of Pakistan is English but the national language is Urdu. The birth rate in Pakistan is 3.7 live births per woman which is comparatively high making the total population expand rapidly. The literacy rate in Pakistan for women is 36% due to the conservative thinking of the people mainly in the tribal area while for men it is 63%. The main religion followed in Pakistan is Islam as approximately 95-97% of people are Muslims while the remaining minorities include; Hindus, Sikhs, Christians Buddhists, and many more.

Facts About Pakistan Economy, Population, Culture, Day and Army