Pakistan a wiki page created by R Cseplo and J Chernek
GEOGRAPHY
-Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north.
Map of Pakistan
- The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad and the largest city is Karachi
Population of Pakistan is 187,342,721 Life Expectancy
is 65 years old in Pakistan HISTORY
-The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with West and East sections) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disputed Kashmir territory.
-A third war between these countries in 1971 - in which India capitalized on Islamabad's marginalization of Bengalis in Pakistani politics - resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh.
-Pakistan came under military rule again in October 1999 after the ousting of a civilian government that had lost a great deal of public support.
-India-Pakistan relations have been rocky since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, but both countries are taking small steps to put relations back on track.
ETHNIC GROUPS AND RELIGION
- the ethnic groups are Punjabi 44.68%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.42%, Sindhi 14.1%, Sariaki 8.38%, Muhajirs 7.57%, Balochi 3.57%, other 6.28%
-the religion of pakistan is Muslim 95%other (includes Christian and Hindu) 5%
ECONOMY
-Pakistan, an impoverished and underdeveloped country, has suffered from decades of internal political disputes and low levels of foreign investment.
-The population below the poverty line is 24%.
-The unemployment rate in Pakistan is 15.4%.
-Inflation remains the top concern among the public, climbing from 7.7% in 2007 to more than 13% in 2010.
IMPORTS
-petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel, tea
MILITARY
-the military is not mandatory in pakistan but 17-23 years of age is the average age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; the Pakistani Air Force and Pakistani Navy have inducted their first female pilots and sailors ISSUES
-India and Pakistan have maintained their 2004 cease fire in Kashmir and initiated discussions on defusing the armed stand-off in the Siachen glacier region.
-Financial crimes related to drug trafficking, terrorism, corruption, and smuggling remain problems.
-Pakistan is a significant transit area for Afghan drugs, including heroin, opium, morphine, and hashish, bound for Iran, Western markets, the Gulf States, Africa, and Asia.
-Civilian politics in Pakistan in the last few decades has been tarnished by corruption, inefficiency and confrontations between various institutions. Alternating periods of civilian and military rule have not helped to establish stability.
-In 2011 UNICEF is requesting US$295,951,000 for Pakistan. This includes support to children and women in both flood- and conflict-affected regions.
QUOTES
-"Pakistan was once called the most allied ally of the United States. We are now the most nonallied." (Zulficar Ali Bhutto) -President and Prime Minister (1971-1977)
-"Pakistan is both an ally in the war on terror, and in some sense, a battleground of the war on terror." (Stephen Hadley)
Pakistan a wiki page created by R Cseplo and J Chernek
GEOGRAPHY-Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north.
- The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad and the largest city is Karachi
Population of Pakistan is
187,342,721
Life Expectancy
is 65 years old in Pakistan
HISTORY
-The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with West and East sections) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan fought two wars - in 1947-48 and 1965 - over the disputed Kashmir territory.
-A third war between these countries in 1971 - in which India capitalized on Islamabad's marginalization of Bengalis in Pakistani politics - resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh.
-Pakistan came under military rule again in October 1999 after the ousting of a civilian government that had lost a great deal of public support.
-India-Pakistan relations have been rocky since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, but both countries are taking small steps to put relations back on track.
ETHNIC GROUPS AND RELIGION
- the ethnic groups are Punjabi 44.68%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.42%, Sindhi 14.1%, Sariaki 8.38%, Muhajirs 7.57%, Balochi 3.57%, other 6.28%
-the religion of pakistan is Muslim 95%other (includes Christian and Hindu) 5%
ECONOMY
-Pakistan, an impoverished and underdeveloped country, has suffered from decades of internal political disputes and low levels of foreign investment.
-The population below the poverty line is 24%.
-The unemployment rate in Pakistan is 15.4%.
-Inflation remains the top concern among the public, climbing from 7.7% in 2007 to more than 13% in 2010.
EXPORTS
-textiles, rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs
IMPORTS
-petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel, tea
MILITARY
-the military is not mandatory in pakistan but 17-23 years of age is the average age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; the Pakistani Air Force and Pakistani Navy have inducted their first female pilots and sailors
ISSUES
-India and Pakistan have maintained their 2004 cease fire in Kashmir and initiated discussions on defusing the armed stand-off in the Siachen glacier region.
-Financial crimes related to drug trafficking, terrorism, corruption, and smuggling remain problems.
-Pakistan is a significant transit area for Afghan drugs, including heroin, opium, morphine, and hashish, bound for Iran, Western markets, the Gulf States, Africa, and Asia.
-Civilian politics in Pakistan in the last few decades has been tarnished by corruption, inefficiency and confrontations between various institutions. Alternating periods of civilian and military rule have not helped to establish stability.
-In 2011 UNICEF is requesting US$295,951,000 for Pakistan. This includes support to children and women in both flood- and conflict-affected regions.
QUOTES
-"Pakistan was once called the most allied ally of the United States. We are now the most nonallied." (Zulficar Ali Bhutto) -President and Prime Minister (1971-1977)
-"Pakistan is both an ally in the war on terror, and in some sense, a battleground of the war on terror." (Stephen Hadley)
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http://thinkexist.com/quotes/top/nationality/pakistani/.
Jalal, Ayesha. "Pakistan." World Book Advanced. World Book, Nov. 2011. Web. 17
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