Factsheet : Pakistan

Official Title:
Islamic Republic of Pakistan

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General Information

Capital: Islamabad
Population (million): 200.96
Total Area: 881,913km²
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 80.47 Rupee (PKR) (2018- Annual average)
National Holiday: Pakistan Day: March 23; Independence Day: August 14
Language(s): Urdu & English, Punjabi and variants, Sindhi, Pashtu, Balochi

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Political Information

Type of State:
Federal Republic

Type of Government:
Federal Republic with a bicameral legislature. The President is elected for a term of five years. Half of the Senate is elected every 3 years for a 6 year term. The National Assembly is elected every 5 years.

Head of State:
President Dr. Arif-ur-rehman Alvi

Head of Government:
Prime Minister Imran Khan

Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: Mehmood Qureshi
Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs: Asad Umar
Adviser to the PM on Commerce, Textile, Industry and Production and Investment: Abdul Razak

Main Political Parties:
Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N); Pakistan People’s Party (PPP); Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI); Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)

Elections:
National Assembly: 2018 (next: July 2023); Presidential: 2018 (next Sept. 2023); Senate (1/2 seats): 2018 (next: March 2021)

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Economic Information (2018)

Comparative figures

Type	Pakistan	Canada
GDP: ($ billion)	405.94	2,222.58
GDP per capita: ($)	2,019.98	60,078.85
GDP growth rate: (%)	5.23	1.83
Inflation: (%)	3.92	2.24
Unemployment: (%)	6.08	5.82

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Product Trade and Investment (2019)

Canadian exports to country: $672,605,765
Canadian imports from country: $449,590,941
FDI in Canada (2018) : $ million
CDI in country (2018): $1 million

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Representation

Foreign Representation in Canada:
High Commissioner Raza Bashir Tarar

Canadian Representation Abroad:
High Commissioner Wendy Gilmour

February 2020
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF

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