Pakistan
Formal name:
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Capital:
Islamabad Climate:
mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
Language:
Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8%
Population:
187,342,721 (July 2011 est.)
Currency:
Rupee (PKR)
Telephone Code:
92
Internet Code:
.pk