Profile of Pakistan

Former British colony
5th most populous country in the world
Capital: Islamabad
Spoken languages: Urdu, English, Punjabi, Sindhi, Dari, Bakochi, and Pashto
Major Religion: 96% Islam
Control the Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass both are traditional invasion routes for central Asian and India
Political System
- Semi-secular Islamic federal parliamentary republic
- Nuclear power
- Chief of State: President
- Head of Government: Prime Minister
- Bicameral parliament
Economy
- 22nd largest economy
- semi-industrialized
  - mainly manufacturing and agriculture based
- Major exports
  - textiles,
  - leather goods
  - sporting goods
  - chemicals
  - carpets
  - wheat
  - rice
  - sugarcane
  - cron
  - cotton

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