AREA ................................................
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803.940
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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159.196.336 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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198,0 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Islamabad
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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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%
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Pakistani rupee (PKR)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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2225 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,383 (133th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Indian Ocean 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8611 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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14 August 1947 (from UK)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.pk
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+92
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