by SURRIDGE & BEECHENO, Advocates and Patent Agents, Karachi
General Information
Area
888,000 sq. km.
Population
247,653,551 (2023).
Capital
Islamabad.
Currency
Pakistani rupee (PKR).
Principal languages
Urdu, Punjabi, English.
Largest city
And principal industrial and commercial center: Karachi.
Main products
Wheat, rice, bajra, jowar, maize, barley, grain, sugar-cane, cotton, petroleum, natural gas and iron.
Main industries
Textiles (cotton, wool, sericulture), steel, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, paints and varnishes, petroleum products, sugar, the manufacture of cigarettes and ship building.
Imports
Plant, machinery, motor vehicles, chemicals, drugs, metals and ores, and petroleum products.