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Pakistan

30.0N 70.0E · 26 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM BRITAIN · 14 AUG 1947
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1971 – present · Bangladesh, Military Rule and the Modern Republic
5 EVENTS
16 Dec 1971 · Loss of East Pakistan and birth of Bangladesh 2 REFS
4 Apr 1979 · Execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto 2 REFS
1947 – 1971 · Partition and Independence
7 EVENTS
14 Aug 1947 · Independence of Pakistan 2 REFS
1947–1948 · Partition migration and violence 2 REFS
1849 – 1947 · The British Raj and the Pakistan Movement
4 EVENTS
1906 · Founding of the All-India Muslim League 2 REFS
23 Mar 1940 · The Lahore Resolution 2 REFS
711 – 1707 · Islam, the Sultans and the Mughals
4 EVENTS
1526 · Babur founds the Mughal Empire 2 REFS
1671–1673 · Badshahi Mosque built at Lahore 2 REFS
c. 518 BCE – c. 450 CE · Gandhara and the Ancient Empires
3 EVENTS
c. 518 BCE · Achaemenid Persia annexes the Indus lands 2 REFS
326 BCE · Alexander defeats Porus at the Hydaspes 2 REFS
c. 2600 – c. 1900 BCE · The Indus Valley Civilisation
3 EVENTS
c. 2600 BCE · Mature phase of the Indus cities 2 REFS
c. 2600 BCE · Mohenjo-daro flourishes 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Islamabad
Population
205 m
Area
881,912 km²
Region
Southern Asia
Languages
English, Urdu
Currency
Pakistani rupee (₨)
Demonym
Pakistani
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$407 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$1,596’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
3.7%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
3.5%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
27.2%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
255 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
67.8 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
39.5%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
3.5’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
58.9%’21 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
36.4’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
30.6’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
39.7’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
42.4’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
39.5’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
26.3’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
2.5%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
1.16’21 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
56.0’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
86.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
45.0%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
58.9%’21 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
1.9%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
83.7%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
48.3%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
10.9%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.2%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
474’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
57.3%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
77’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
2.4%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
770,880 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
4.7%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
46.7%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
0.8’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
41.6%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
1.4%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.4%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.1%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.1%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
95.7%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
2.7%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$10 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
943,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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