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Pakistan at a Glance

LocationSouthern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north

Population162,419,946

Population Growth Rate2.03%

ReligionsMuslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%

LanguagesPunjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8%

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  48.7%
male: 61.7%
female:  35.2% (2004 est.)