Table of Contents PROFILE ............................................................................................................................ 6 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 6 Facts and Figures ............................................................................................................ 6 Location: ..................................................................................................................... 6 Area:............................................................................................................................ 6 Border Countries:........................................................................................................ 6 Natural Hazards: ......................................................................................................... 6 Climate:....................................................................................................................... 6 Environment—Current Issues:.................................................................................... 7 Population: .................................................................................................................. 7 Median Age:................................................................................................................ 7 Population Growth Rate:............................................................................................. 7 Life Expectancy at Birth:............................................................................................ 7 HIV/AIDS—Adult Prevalence Rate:.......................................................................... 7 Major Infectious Diseases:.......................................................................................... 7 Nationality: ................................................................................................................. 7 Sex Ratio:.................................................................................................................... 7 Ethnic Groups: ............................................................................................................ 7 Religions: .................................................................................................................... 8 Languages: .................................................................................................................. 8 Literacy: ...................................................................................................................... 8 Country Name:............................................................................................................ 8 Government Type: ...................................................................................................... 8 Capital:........................................................................................................................8 Administrative Divisions: ........................................................................................... 8 Independence: ............................................................................................................. 8 National Holiday:........................................................................................................ 8 Constitution:................................................................................................................ 9 Legal System:.............................................................................................................. 9 Suffrage:...................................................................................................................... 9 Government: ............................................................................................................... 9 Legislative Branch: ..................................................................................................... 9 Judicial Branch: ........................................................................................................ 10 International Organization Participation:.................................................................. 10 GDP—Real Growth Rate:......................................................................................... 11 GDP—Composition by Sector:................................................................................. 11 Labor Force—By Occupation:.................................................................................. 11 Telephones—Main Lines in Use: ............................................................................. 11 Telephones—Mobile Cellular:.................................................................................. 11 Radio Broadcast Stations:......................................................................................... 11 Television Broadcast Stations:.................................................................................. 11 Internet Users:........................................................................................................... 11 Airports: .................................................................................................................... 11 Airports—With Paved Runways: ............................................................................. 11 Military Branches: .................................................................................................... 12 2 Military Service Age and Obligation:....................................................................... 12 International Disputes:.............................................................................................. 12 Illicit Drugs:.............................................................................................................. 12 GEOGRAPHY.................................................................................................................. 14 Pakistan’s Neighborhood.............................................................................................. 14 Area............................................................................................................................... 18 Geographic Regions...................................................................................................... 18 Northern Mountains.................................................................................................. 18 Submontane Plateaus ................................................................................................ 18 Indus River Plain....................................................................................................... 19 Western Mountains ................................................................................................... 19 Balochistan Plateau................................................................................................... 20 Deserts....................................................................................................................... 20 Makran Coast............................................................................................................ 20 Indus River Delta and Sindh Coast........................................................................... 21 Climate.......................................................................................................................... 21 Rivers and Lakes........................................................................................................... 22 Indus River................................................................................................................ 22 Jhelum River ............................................................................................................. 23 Chenab River ............................................................................................................ 24 Ravi River ................................................................................................................. 24 Sutlej River ............................................................................................................... 24 Kabul River............................................................................................................... 25 Manchhar Lake ......................................................................................................... 25 Population and Cities .................................................................................................... 25 Karachi...................................................................................................................... 26 Lahore ....................................................................................................................... 27 Islamabad/Rawalpindi............................................................................................... 29 Faisalabad ................................................................................................................. 29 Peshawar ................................................................................................................... 30 Multan....................................................................................................................... 31 Environmental Concerns............................................................................................... 32 Natural Hazards 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