LOCATION

LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY:
Pakistan is situated between latitude 24 and 37 degrees North longitude 62 and 75 degrees East. The country borders Iran on the west, India in the east, Afghanistan in the north-west, China in the north and the Arabian, Sea on the South. The great mountain ranges of the Himalayas, the Karakorams and the Hindukush from Pakistan's northern highlands of North West Frontier Province and the North Area; Punjab province is a flat , alluvial plain with five major rives dominating the upper region eventually joining the Indus River flowing south to the Arabian Sea; Sindh is bounded on the east by the Thar Desert and the Rann of Kutch and on the west by the Kirthar range; the Balochistan Plateau is an tableland, encircled by dry mountain.

POLUATION (1998 Census:)
Total Population: 130.58 million. Growth Rate: 2.61% per annum. Density: 164 person per sq. Km. Sex Ratio 108 males for 100 females

PROVINCES & REGIONS:
Sindh: 29,991,000, Punjab 72,585,000, Balochistan: 6,511,000, N.W.F.P: 17,555,000, FATA: 3,138,000, Northern Area: 933,013

NATIOANAL DRESS:
                                            Shalwar Kameez
NATIONAL FLOWER:
                                            Jasmine
NATIONAL GAME:
                                            Hockey

CLIMATE:
Pakistan has well defined season; Winter (December-February), spring (March - April), Summer (May - September) and the Autumn (October - November). During summer in central and southern parts of the country, have very pleasant weather during summers. Between July and August, the monsoon bring an average summers. Between July and August, the monsoon brings av average 38 to 51 cm of rain to plains and 152 to 303 cm in lower Himalayan valleys of Murree, Kaghan, Swat and Azad Kashmir.

RELIGION:
Muslim (97%), Hindu (1.5%), Christian (1%) and several other minorities.

CURRENCY:
Basic unit of currency is Ruppee which divides into 100 paisa. Currency notes of 5, 10, 50, 500 and 1000 rupees are in in use. Coins 50 paisa, 01& 02 ruppes are in circulation.

LANGUAGES:
National Language: Urdu Official Language: English
Main Regional language: Sindhi, Balochi, punjab, and Pashto

ELECTRICITY:
220 V, 50 Hz AC