Facts In Brief

              1-  Geographical Facts
           2-  Rivers
           3-  Glaciers
           4-  Deserts
           5-  Lakes
           6-  Major Dams
           7-  Education
           8-  Health
           9-  Agriculture
          10- Foreign Trade
          11- Energy Resources
          12- Industry

1- Geographical Facts
· Pakistan (total) Area : 796,095 sq km
· Punjab Area : 205,344 sq km
· Sindh Area : 140,914 sq km
· NWFP Area : 74,521 sq km
· Balochistan Area : 347,190 sq km
· FATA Area : 27,220 sq km
· Islamabad (capital) Area : 906 sq km
· Mountain Peaks
· K2 (Mount Godwin Austen) : 28,250 ft
· (2nd highest in the world)
· Nanga Parbat : 26,660 ft
· (8th highest in the world)
· Gasherbrum I : 26,470 ft
· (11th highest in the world)
                                                                       
2- Rivers
· The Indus : 1,800 miles
· Jhelum : 513 miles
· Chenab : 772 miles
· Ravi : 560 miles
· Sutlej : 964 miles
· Beas : 247 miles
                                                                        
3- Glaciers
· Siachin : 75 km
· Batura : 55 km
· Baltora : 62 km
                                                                        
4- Deserts
· Thar : Located in Sindh
· Cholistan : Located in Punjab
· Thal : Located in Punjab
                                                                        
5- Lakes
· Manchhar : Located in Sindh
· Keenjhar : Located in Sindh
· Hanna : Located in Balochistan
· Saif-ul-Muluk : Located in NWFP
· Satpura : Located in Northern Areas
· Kachura : Located in Northern Areas
                                                                       
6- Major Dams
· Mangla Dam, Tarbela Dam, Warsak Dam ,Rawal Dam
                                                                     
7- Education   
· Litracy (1996 Estimates)
· All Areas : 37.9 per cent
· Male : 50 per cent
· Female : 25.3 per cent
                                                                        
8- Health
1996 Estimates
· Hospitals : 823
· Dispensaries : 4205
· Maternity and Child Health Centers : 856
· Beds in Hospitals and Dispensaries : 85,552
· Doctors : 69,694
· Dentists : 2,753
· Nurses : 22,531
· Lady Health Visitors : 4,277
                                        
9- Agriculture
· 1995-96 Estimates
· Area Cultivated : 21.60 million hectares
· Irrigated : 17.20 million hectares
· Contribution of GDP : 25 per cent
  1995-96 Production
· Wheat : 17,570,000 tonnes
· Rice : 3,966,000 tonnes
· Maize : 1,284,000 tonnes
· Gram : 638,000 tonnes
· Sugarcane : 45,230,000 tonnes
· Cotton : 10,587,000 tonnes

10- Foreign Trade
· 1995-96 July to April
· Exports : 6,738 million $
· Imports : 9,569 million $
 Major Exports
 Raw Cotton, Cotton Yarn, Cotton Cloth, Rice, Fish, Carpets and Rugs, Leather and  Leather Goods, Sports and Surgical Goods.
 Major Imports
 Tea, Petroleum and Petroleum Products, Edible Oil, Chemical Fertilizers, Milk, Agricultural  Machinery, Transport Equipment, Drugs and Medicines, Iron and Steel

11- Energy Resources
· WAPDA's Total Capacity : 11,246 MW
· KESC : 173 MW
· Nuclear : 1,801 MW
· Hubco : 1.292 MW
· Hydel : 4,825 MW
· Thermal : 6,421 MW
· Mangla : 1,000 MW
· Tarbela : 3,478 MW
· Warsak : 240 MW
· Per Capita Energy Consumption : 300 MW

12- Industry
· Yarn Produced : 1,136,000 kg
· Cotton Cloth : 252,600 kg
· Sugar : 2,365 kg
· Vegetable Ghee : 536,000 kg
· Cement : 7,068,000 kg
· Pig Iron : 839,000 kg
· Billets : 234,000 kg
· Fertilizers : 3,089,000 kg

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