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Hoofdstad: Islamabad Bevolking: 190,3 mln Oppervlakte: 803.940 km2 Talen:
Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Siraiki, Pashto, Baloetsji, lokale dialecten
Exact population: 190,291,129 (July 2011 est.) Literacy: Total population: 48.7%; male: 61.7%; female: 35.2% Ethnicities: Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition and their descendants) Land boundaries: Total: 6,774 km; border countries: Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909 km Terrain: Flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west Extremes: Lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m; highest point: K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m Imports: Saudi Arabia 11.6%, UAE 10%, US 9.7%, China 8.4%, Japan 6.5%, Kuwait 5.6% (2004) Exports: US 23.5%, UAE 7.4%, UK 7.3%, Germany 5%, Hong Kong 4.4% (2004) Industries: Textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp