| Map
showing the location of Pakistan: |
 |
| Capital: |
Islamabad |
| Population: |
161.6 million (2006) |
| Size: |
796,095
square km |
| Languages: |
English
(official), Urdu (national) |
| Currency: |
1
Pakistani rupee = 100 paisa |
| Average
life expectancy: |
Overall, 63.4 years. Male
63.2 years, Female 63.6 (2006) |
| Number
of doctors: |
74
physicians per 100,000 people (2006) |
| Literacy: |
Overall, 49%. Male
63, Female 36% (2006) |
| Population
with access to safe water: |
91% of
total population using improved drinking water sources (2006)
|
| Number
of internet users: |
68 per 1000 (2006) |
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| Statistical
sources: UN Dept of Economic and Social Affairs 2006; UNDP Human Development Index 2006;
UNICEF The State of the World's Children 2006; International Telecommunication Union |
