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• The Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  • General Information
    • Fact Sheet
    • Introduction
    • Geography
    • Socio-economic Profile
    • Government
    • National Social Welfare System
    • Education Profile
    • Health Profile
    • Information Communication Technology
  • Statistical Data on Disability Profile
  • Current Situation of Persons with Disabilities
  • Plan of Action toward Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003 - 2012
  • Profile of Disability Related Organizations

1. General Fact Sheet

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Government (ii)
Type		Federal Republic
Chief of State		President General Pervez Musharraf (since June 2001)
Head of Government		Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz (since August 2004)
Capital		Islamabad
Administrative Divisions		4 provinces, 1 territory, and 1 capital territory
Demographics
Mid - 2005 Population (thousands) i	153,387	Age Structure (2005) i
Annual Growth Rate i	2.1%	0 - 14 years	38.0%
Urban Population (2005) i	35.0%	15 - 64 years	58.0%
Nationality	Pakistani	Over 65 years	4.0%
Ethnic Group ii		Sex Ratio (2005 est.) ii	1.05 male(s)/female
Punjabi	N/A	Unemployment Rate (2004 est.) ii	8.3%
Sindhi	N/A	Population below poverty line (FY00/01 est.) ii	32.0%
Pashtun	N/A
Baloch	N/A
Muhajir	N/A
Education (iii)
Adult Literacy (M) (2002-2004 est.)	61.7%	Enrolment Ratios (GER) (2002/2003)
Adult Literacy (F) (2002-2004 est.)	35.2%	Primary	68.0%
Public expenditure on Education:total government expenditure (2000)	7.8%	Secondary	23.0%
		Tertiary	3.0%
		Compulsory	Yes
Health
Life Expectancy (M) (2005) i	64 years	HIV/AIDS Prevalence (2001 est.) ii	0.1%
Life Expectancy (F) (2005) i	64 years	HIV/AIDS Figures (2001 est.) ii	74,000
		Infant Mortality (per 1,000) i	75
Economic (ii)
GDP - per capita (2004 est.)	$ 2,200	Contributions to GDP ( 2004 est.)
GDP Growth (2004 est.)	6.1%	Agriculture	22.6%
Budget (2004 est.)		Industry	24.1%
Revenues	$ 13.45 billion	Services	53.3%
Expenditures	$ 16.51 billion
Disability
Major Legislation		Disabled Persons Employment and Rehabilitation Ordinance 1981
Disability Prevalence - (1998) iv	2.5%	Disability by Age - 1998 iv
Disability Figure - (1998) iv	3,292,055	Visually Impaired	8.1%
Disability by Sex (M) (1998) iv	2.8%	Hearing Impaired	7.4%
Disability by Sex (F) (1998) iv	2.2%	Physically Impaired	19.0%
National Coordination Committee on Disability	National Council for the Disabled	Mentally Handicapped	6.4%
		Mentally Impaired	7.6%
		Multiple Disability	8.2%
		Others	43.3%

Source

1. 2005 ESCAP Population Data Sheet, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
2. CIA-The World Factbook 2005 - Pakistan (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pk.html)
3. UNESCO: Institution for Statistics-education sector (www.uis.unesco.org)
4. Disability Prevalence by Province/District 1998 Census, Population Census Organization