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Official name: Pakistan
Capital City: Islamabad
Current Local Time:
International Dialing Code: 92
Population: 129,275,660 (July 19
Currency: 1 Pakistani rupee (PRe) = 100 paisa
Spoken Languages: Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8%
Holidays: Feb 5, 16, Mar 23, May 1, Aug 14, 31, Sep 1, 2, Nov 7, 8, 9, Dec 5, 6, 25
Major Exports: Commodities: cotton, textiles, clothing, rice, leather, carpets
Partners: US, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, UK, UAE, France
Major Imports: Commodities: petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, transportation equipment, vegetable oils, animal fats, chemicals
Partners: Japan, US, Germany, UK, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, South Korea
Total Export: $8.7 billion (1995 est.)
Total Import: $10.7 billion (1995 est.)
Gross Domestic Product: $274.2 billion (1995 est.)
Per Capita Income: $2,100 (1995 est.)
Literacy Rate: 37.8%
Population Growth Rate: 2.24% (1996 est.)