| NAME: |
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| LOCATION: |
Asia |
| GOVERNMENT: |
Federal Republic |
| OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski and other 8% |
| MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3% |
| MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India at the time of partition and their descendants) |
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