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Data
code:
PK
Government
type:
federal republic
Capital:
Islamabad
Administrative
divisions:
4 provinces, 1 territory*, and 1 capital territory**; Balochistan, Federally
Administered Tribal Areas*, Islamabad Capital Territory**, North-West
Frontier, Punjab, Sindh
Independence:
14 August 1947 (from UK)
Constitution:
10 April 1973, suspended 5 July 1977, restored with amendments 30 December
1985; suspended 15 October 1999
Legal
system:
based on English common law with provisions to accommodate Pakistan's
status as an Islamic state; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with
reservations
Suffrage:
21 years of age; universal; separate electorates and reserved parliamentary
seats for non-Muslims
Judicial
branch:
Supreme Court, judicial chiefs are appointed by the president; Federal
Islamic (Shari'a) Court
Flag
description:
green with a vertical white band (symbolizing the role of religious minorities)
on the hoist side; a large white crescent and star are centered in the
green field; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols
of Islam
ECONOMY
:
GDP:
purchasing power parity - $282 billion (1999 est.)
GDP
- real growth rate:
3.1% (1999 est.)
GDP
- per capita:
purchasing power parity - $2,000 (1999 est.)
GDP
- composition by sector:
agriculture: 25.2%
industry: 26.6%
services: 48.2% (1998 est.)
Industries:
textiles, food processing, beverages, construction materials, clothing,
paper products, shrimp
Industrial
production growth rate:
3.8% (1999 est.)
Electricity
- production:
59.262 billion kWh (1998)
Electricity
- production by source:
fossil fuel: 63.05%
hydro: 36.31%
nuclear: 0.64%
other: 0% (1998)
Electricity
- consumption:
55.114 billion kWh (1998)
Electricity
- exports:
0 kWh (1998)
Electricity
- imports:
0 kWh (1998)
Agriculture
- products:
cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton,
eggs
Exports:
$8.4 billion (f.o.b., 1999)
Exports
- commodities:
cotton, fabrics, and yarn, rice, other agricultural products
Exports
- partners:
US 22%, Hong Kong 7%, UK 7%, Germany 7%, UAE 5% (FY98/99)
Imports:
$9.8 billion (f.o.b., 1999)
Imports
- commodities:
machinery, petroleum, petroleum products, chemicals, transportation equipment,
edible oils, grains, pulses, flour
Imports
- partners:
US 8%, Japan 8%, Malaysia 7%, Saudi Arabia 7%, UAE 7% (FY98/99)
Currency:
1 Pakistani rupee (PRe) = 100 paisa
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