Country Review

By

Yahya Khan
PhD Student at University of Miskolc
Country Name

Pakistan
Country Flag
 Meaning Of Colors In the Flag

The green represents Islam and the majority of Muslims inPakistanand the
white stripe represents religious minorities.
In the center, the crescent and star symbolizes progress and light
respectively. TheflagsymbolizesPakistan's commitment to Islam and the
rights of religious minorities
Map
 Geography

In the East we have India

In west Afghanistan
Southwest Iran
Northwest China
In the south we have Arabian Sea
 Geography of Pakistan

Pakistan has a 1,046km (650mi) coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf
of Oman in the south.and land borders of 6,774km (4,209mi) in total
2,430km (1,510mi) with Afghanistan,
523km (325mi) with China,
2,912km (1,809mi) with India.
909km (565mi) with Iran.
We shares a marine border with Oman,
Separated from Tajikistan by the cold, narrowWakhan Corridor.
Pakistan occupies a geopolitically important location at the crossroads of
South Asia, the Middle East and Central Asia
 Capital

Name: Islamabad
City Area: 349.81sqmi
Population: 1.9 million
Total Area, Population, Official Language
and currency
Total Area of Pakistan is 0.8 Millionkm sq

Total population of Pakistan is 199 million

The official languages of Pakistan are English and Urdu

Pakistan currency is known as Pakistani Rupee (PRs)

Rs100=$1USD
 Provinces

Pakistan has four provinces

Punjab: its capital is Lahore

Khyber Pukhtun Khwa: its capital is Peshawar

Sindh : its capital is Karachi

Baluchistan: its capital is Quetta

Images Of Provincial Capital Cities
 Government (Structure)

Pakistan is ademocraticparliamentaryfederal republic

President : Mamnoon Hussain

Prime minister ( Head Of The Country) : Nawaz Sharif

Chief justice : Anwar Zaheer Jamali

20 federal Ministries
 Legislation

Upper House: (Senate)

comprises of 100-members, elected by Members Provincial of Assembly

Lower House: (National Assembly)

Comprise of 342-member and elected by General Public in General Elections

Provincial Houses: (Provincial Assembly)

Four provincial houses in Pakistan and the members for each are a elected by General Public in
Election

 Religions

The main Religion is ISLAM

Every person is Independent to follow the religion of his/her own choice

Muslims: 97%

CHRISTENES and other religions like HINDUS and SIKS : 3%

 Social Groups

There are four main ethnic groups in Pakistan

Punjabis: 44.6%
Pakhtun: 15.42%
Sindhi: 14.1%
Balochi: 3.57%
But in Pakistan there are other ethnic groups and together they contributes
6.28% to the social groups
 Languages
The National Language of Pakistan is URDU and
understood by more than 70% of the Population

Punjabi 48%


Sindhi 12%

Punjabi
10%
(Saraiki)

Pashto 8%


Urdu 8%


Balochi 3%


Others 11%
 Education

Current literacy rate of Pakistan is 59.9%

Educationin Pakistan is divided into six main levels:
Nursery(preparatory classes)
primary(grades one to five)
Middle(grades six to eight)
Matriculation(grades nine and ten, leading to thesecondary certificate)
Intermediate(grades eleven and twelve, leading to a higher secondary certificate)
University programs leading to graduate and postgraduate programs
 Economic survey

Women Participation in the labor Force in Percentage: 22.3%

Deficit trade Balance: $12 billion
Unemployed Rate: 5.8%
Population live under Poverty line: 17.2%
Rate of Economic Growth: 4.2%
Imports: 46,182 million dollars
Exports: 29,551 million dollars
GDP contribution by Sector:
Agriculture=25.3%
Industry=21.6%
Services=53.1%
 Economic survey

Main Exports:
Raw cotton and textile products
Raw Leather and leather products
Carpets and Rugs
Surgical Instruments
Chemicals and pharmaceutical Products
Vegetables, fruits and Fish
Ready Made Garments
Sports Goods
 Economic survey

Main Imports:
Machinery
Petroleum
Vehicles and spare parts
Edible Oil
Tea
Fertilizers
Plastic Materials
Paper
 Agriculture

Pakistan's principal natural resources are Agricultural landand water. About 25% of
Pakistan's agriculture accounts for GDP and employs about 43% of the labor force
Main Agriculture Productions are
Wheat
Cotton
Rice
Sugarcane
Oranges
Mangos
Peaches
Fresh vegetables
 Information Technology

Information technologyinPakistanis a growing and rising industry that has

a lot of potential.
Matters relating to the IT industry are overseen and regulated by
theMinistry of Information and Broadcastingof theGovernment of Pakistan.
The IT industry is regarded as a successful sector of Pakistan economy, even
in financial crisis.
The government of Pakistan has given numerous incentives to IT investors in
the country during the last decade, this resulted in the development of the
IT sector.
IT exports saw a rise of about fifty percent and amounted a total of about
48.5 million USD in last decade.
 Transport
Thetransport industryaccounts for 10.5% of the nation'sGDP
Pakistan'smotorway infrastructureis better than India,Bangladesh,
andIndonesia Total road length i-e 259,618km accounts for 91% of
passenger and 96% of freight traffic
Thetrain systemlags behind those of India and China, and aviation
infrastructure also needs improvement
Highwaysform the backbone of Pakistan's transport system and
connect Pakistans all cities as will as connects the country with India,
China, Iran, Afghanistan and also with central Asia.
 Transport

Pakistan has 62 Airports (Domestic and International)

Though the Jinnah International Airportis the principal international

gateway to Pakistan, the international airport are
inLahore,Islamabad,Peshawar,
Quetta,Faisalabad,SialkotandMultanalso handle significant amounts
of traffic

Pakistan has the world deepest sea Port at Gawader and another Port at
Karachi, use as a mode of transportation of Goods to various countries
 Main Resources

Copper 12.3 million tonnes

Gold 20.9 million ounces
Coal 175 billion tonnes
Shale Gas 105 trillion cubic feet
Shale Oil 9 billion barrels
Gas production 4.2 billion cubic feet/day
Oil production 70,000 barrels/day
Iron ore 500 million tonnes
 Challenges Faced By Pakistan

Poverty
External Debts
Weak Judicial System
Law and Order Situation
Corruption
Energy Crisis
Refugees
 Culture

Pakistan has a very rich and diverse culture

Mainly dominated by Islamic values
Every region has its own cultural traits i-e
Dressing
Dance
Food
Functions
Images of Different Festivals
Culture Dress
 Food

Pakistani cuisine is very similar toNorth Indian cuisine, but incorporates

noticeableCentral AsianandMiddle Easterninfluences and is more meat-
oriented
WithinPakistan, food varies greatly from region to region, reflecting the
country's ethnic and cultural diversity. Food from the eastern provinces
ofPunjabandSindhcan be highly seasoned and spicy.
Food in other parts of Pakistan, particularlyBaluchistan,Azad
Kashmir,Gilgit-Baltistan,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and theFederally
Administered Tribal Areasalso hold distinct tastes based on various regional
influences
Images of Pakistani Food
 Sports in Pakistan

The most popular sport in Pakistan iscricket, whilefield hockey,polo,

andsquashare also popular in Pakistan. Traditional sports like kabaddi and
Buzkashi are other well-known games.
World champion in Cricket in 1992 and in 2009, and runnersup in 1999 and in
2007
Four times World champion and three times Olympic champion in Hockey
17 times world champion and 12 time British open Champion in Squash
World champion in snooker in 1994 and in 2006 won the world master
championship
 Climate

Pakistan has four seasons

November to February: Winter

March to May: Spring

June to August: Summer

September to October: Autumn

 Tourism

Pakistan, with its diverse cultures, people and landscapes attracted 1.1
million foreign tourists annually in 2014 and 2015 contributing$351 million
and$369 million to Pakistan's economy respectively
In 2009, The World Economic Forum's Travel & Tourism Competitiveness
Report ranked Pakistan as one of the top 25 tourist destinations for its World
Heritage sites
Pakistan has beautiful and divers landscapes, High Hills, Glaciers, Deserts,
forests
 Suggestions

Steps and polices should be shape for poverty control and its eradication
law and order situation should be improved
Registration procedure for new business and Investment should be relax in
order to attract more foreign direct investment
Government should make proper policies for corruption control
New Project should be initiated, to control the energy crisis
More attention and focus is required in Tourism Industry, Production,
manufacturing and IT sector. Which will help to increase the exports
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