PAKISTAN PAKISTAN REGION ASIA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE AUGUST 14 1947 FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION APRIL 10 1973 POPULATION 138123359 1999 EST AREA 339697 SQ MI CAPITAL ISLAMABAD FORM OF GOVERNMENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL GAS OIL COAL IRON ORE COPPER SALT LIMESTONE MAIN INDUSTRIES TEXTILES FOOD PROCESSING BEVERAGES CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PAPER PRODUCTS SHRIMP AGRICULTURE COTTON WHEAT RICE SUGARCANE FRUITS VEGETABLES CATTLE SHEEP DAIRY PRODUCTS CURRENCY RUPEE GDP 270 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 2000 1998 EST LANGUAGES ENGLISH OFFICIAL PUNJABI SINDHI SIRAIKI PASHTU URDU OFFICIAL BALUCHI HINDKO BRAHUI BURUSHASKI RELIGIONS ISLAM SUNNISM SHI'A CHRISTIANITY HINDUISM LITERACY RATE 38 LIFE EXPECTANCY 58 YEARS MALE 60 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 34 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 10 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
