Pakistan

Official Name:	The Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Federal Parliamentary Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Jamhuryat Islami Pakistan
ISO Country Codes:	PK : PAK
Internet Domain:	.pk
Government Web Site:	http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/

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Capital:	Islamabad	Main Airports:	Allama Iqbal International Airport, Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Jinnah International Airport
Language(s):	English; Punjabi; Urdu	Population:	238,181,034
Currency:	Pakistani Rupee	ISO Currency Code:	PKR
Telephone Dial In:	+92	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO; UNESCO UIS

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

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Associated Press of Pakistan;

PakNews;

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Online International News;

Pakistan & Gulf Economist;

Pakistan Observer;

The Express Tribune;

The Friday Times;

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Radio.net.pk;

Radio Pakistan;

Pakistan

Government Website:	http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/pakistan
Central Bank:	State Bank of Pakistan
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	160.425 Pakistani rupees (PKR) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	6% (2017 est.)
Population below poverty line:	29.5% (FY2013 est.)
Inflation Rate:	9.3% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	12.20% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$253.183 billion (2019 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$4,690 (2019 est.)
Currency Name:	Pakistani Rupee
Currency Code:	PKR
World Bank Classification:	Lower Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	25.2%	cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs
Industry:	19.2%	textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp
Services:	55.6%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asian Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; The Cairns Group; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Asian Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Commodities Exchange: Pakistan Mercantile Exchange ; Stock & Securities Exchange: Karachi Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Global Survey; Trading Economics;

Pakistan

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

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Business Language(s):	English; Punjabi; Urdu
Customs & Excise:	Federal Board of Revenue
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; Industrial Development Bank; Islamic Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 110/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 124/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 108/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: 122/136 (2016)
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