Facts & Figures

Facts & Figures


Map of Pakistan
President: Asif Ali Zardari (2008)
Prime minister: Yousaf Raza Gilani (2008)

Land area: 300,664 sq mi (778,720 sq km); total area: 310,401 sq mi (803,940 sq km)1
Population (2009 est.): 176,242,949 (growth rate: 1.9%); birth rate: 27.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 65.1/1000; life expectancy: 64.5; density per sq mi: 215
Capital (2003 est.): Islamabad, 601,600
Largest cities: Karachi, 11,819,000 (metro area), 9,339,023 (city proper); Lahore, 5,756,100; Faisalabad (Lyallpur), 2,247,700; Rawalpindi, 1,598,600; Gujranwala, 1,384,100
Monetary unit: Pakistan rupee