introduction to pakistan

2. PAKISTAN Pakistan ( Urdu : پاکِستان ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan , is a country located in South Asia location at the crossroads of South Asia, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

6. Doing Business The World Bank report ‘Ease of Doing Business 2010’ ranked Pakistan 85 among 181 countries around the globe. Pakistan comes highest in South Asia but also ranks higher than China, Russia and India which is at 133. The top five countries are Singapore, New Zealand, USA, Hong Kong and UK Pakistan grew at a rate of 8.4% making it the 2nd Fastest Growing Economy in the World, after China, in the same year .

8. KARACHI 12827927 LAHORE 6936563 FAISALABAD 2793721 RAWALPINDI 1933933 MULTAN 1566932

11. Economic Comparison of Pakistan 1999-2008 Indicator 1999 2007 2008 2009 GDP PPP $270b 475.5b 504.3b 580.6b GDP per capita income $450b $925b $1085b $1250b Revenue collection $305b 708b 990b 1.05t Foreign reserves $700m 16.4b 10b 14b Export $7.5b $18.5b $19.22b $18.45b Textile export $5.5b $11.2b ……… ……… . Foreign direct investment $1b $8.4b $5.19b $4.19b Poverty level 34% 24% Literacy rate 45% 53% Development 80b 520b 549.7b 880b

15. مسلح افواج پاک , Musalah Afwaj-e- Pakistan Pakistan Armed Forces ranked 6th in the world.

16. Its component branches are: Pakistan Army Pakistan Navy Pakistan Air Force Paramilitary forces of Pakistan Pakistan Coast Guard Pakistan Strategic Nuclear Command مسلح افواج پاک , Musalah Afwaj-e- Pakistan

18. Manpower Military age 16-49 years old Available for military service 39,028,014 males, age 16-49 (2007 estimate), 36,779,584 females, age 16-49 (2007 estimate) Fit for military service 29,428,747 males, age 16-49 (2007 estimate), 28,391,887 females, age 16-49 (2007 estimate) Reaching military age annually 1,969,055 males (2007 estimate), 1,849,254 females (2007 estimate) Active personnel 619,000 Reserve personnel 528,500

19. Nuclear Doctrine

22. Foreign relations of Pakistan Pakistan is the second largest Muslim country in terms of population (after Indonesia ), and its status as a declared nuclear power , being the only Islamic nation to have that status, plays a part in its international role .

25. SAUDI ARABIA

26. IRAN