Pakistan at a glance:

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Official name:	Islami Jamhuriya-e Pakistan (Islamic Republic of Pakistan)
Form of government:	Multiparty federal Islam republic with two legislative houses
Chief of state:	President
Chief of government:	Prime Minister
Capital:	Islamabad
Official language:	Urdu
Monetary unit:	One Pakistan rupee=100 paise
People:
Population:	133,500,000
Density:	393 persons per sq. mile; 151.7 persons per sq. km
Urban-rural ratio:	31.5 percent urban; 68.5 percent rural
Religions:	Muslim (95 percent), Christian (2.0 percent), Hindu (1.8 percent) and others
Economy:
GNP (1994):	U.S $ 56 billion (US $ 440 per capita)
Industries:	Textiles, food processing, chemicals
Exports:	Textiles, leather, ready-to-wear garments
Social indicators:
Life expectancy:	58 years for males; 59 years for females
Hospital beds:	1 per 1,702 persons
Education:
Literacy:	38 percent
Material wellbeing:
	1 per 66 have TVs
	1 per 13 have radios
	1 per 76 have telephones
Communications:
Daily newspaper circulation:	16 per 1000 pop.

Source: Britannica World Data and The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1997