FACTS AND FIGURES

Official name

Population

Area

Capital

Head of State

Head of government

Currency

Official languages

Religions


GDP

GNI per capita

GDP growth

PPP

 Islamic Republic of Pakistan

235 million (5th largest country in the world)

Punjabi (53%), Pashtuns (15%), Sindhi (14%), Balochi (3%) as well as smaller minorities like the Kalash

881,913 square kilometres (33rd-largest country)

Islamabad (appr. 2 Mio. inhabitants)

President Asif Ali ZARDARI

Prime Minister Shahbaz SHARIF 

Pakistani rupee 

Urdu, English

95% Muslims (mostly Sunnis, 15-20% Shiites) as well as smaller minorities (Ismailis, Ahmadiyya, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Parsis)

370 Mrd. US$ (42nd largest in the world)

1590 US$ (2018)

5.8% (2018)

23rd largest in the world