Capital:Islamabad
Population:162,419,946
Area:803,940 sq km
Climate:mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
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%
Currency:Pakistani rupee (PKR)
Government:federal republic
Religions:Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
