Land Area: 796,095 sq km
Population: 252,363,571 (2024 est.)
Capital City: Karachi
Language: Punjabi 38.8%, Pashto (alternate name, Pashtu) 18.2%, Sindhi 14.6%, Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 12.2%, Urdu 7.1%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2.4%, Brahui 1.2%, other 2.4%
Religion: Muslim (official) 96.5% (Sunni 85-90%, Shia 10-15%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3.5% (2020 est.)
Form of Government: federal parliamentary republic
Export: garments, fabric, cotton fabric, rice, refined petroleum (2022)
Source: The World Factbook - Pakistan |