Languages: Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Saraiki 10%, Pashto (Pashtu) 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries)
Religions: Muslim (official) 96.4% (Sunni 85-90%, Shia 10-15%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3.6%
Formal name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Alternate names: Islami Jumhuriyah Pākistān, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Pākistān
Government type: federal parliamentary republic
Leaders: chief of state: President Mamnoon HUSSAIN; head of government: Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz SHARIF
Capital: Islamabad
Administrative divisions: 4 provinces, 1 territory, and 1 capital territory
GDP per capita (PPP): $5,000 (2015 est.)
Exports: textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice, leather goods, sporting goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs
Imports: petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel, tea