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