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Pakistan

Map of Pakistan

KEY FACTS

  • Joined Commonwealth:1947 (left in 1972, rejoined in 1989)
  • Capital:Islamabad
  • Population:166,961,000 (2008)
  • GDP p c growth:1.5% p.a. 1990–2006
  • Official language:Urdu
  • Time:GMT plus 5hr
  • Currency:Pakistan rupee