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Islamic Republic of Pakistan
former: West Pakistan
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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2.861 million (March 1999) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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158,000 (1998) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: the domestic system is mediocre, but improving; service is adequate for government and business use, in part because major businesses have established their own private systems; since 1988, the government has promoted investment in the national telecommunications system on a priority basis, significantly increasing network capacity; despite major improvements in trunk and urban systems, telecommunication services are still not readily available to the majority of the rural population
domestic: microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks international: satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries (1999) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 27, FM 1, shortwave 21 (1998) |
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Radios:
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13.5 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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22 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997) |
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Televisions:
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3.1 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.pk |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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30 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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1.2 million (2000) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 8,163 km
broad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified) narrow gauge: 445 km 1.000-m gauge (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 247,811 km
paved: 141,252 km (including 339 km of expressways) unpaved: 106,559 km (1998) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 250 km; petroleum products 885 km; natural gas 4,044 km (1987) |
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Ports and harbors:
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Karachi, Port Muhammad bin Qasim |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 241,832 GRT/367,093 DWT
ships by type: cargo 13, container 3, petroleum tanker 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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120 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 87
over 3,047 m: 14 2,438 to 3,047 m: 21 914 to 1,523 m: 17 under 914 m: 3 (2002) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 32 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 38
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 914 to 1,523 m: 9 under 914 m: 19 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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13 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces, National Guard |
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Military manpower - military age:
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17 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 36,941,592 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 22,606,576 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 1,657,724 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$2,545.5 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.6% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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armed stand-off with India over the status and sovereignty of Kashmir continues; dispute with India over the terminus of Rann of Kutch prevents extension of a maritime boundary; water-sharing problems with India persist over the Indus River (Wular Barrage); close ties with Pashtuns in Afghanistan make long border difficult to control |
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Illicit drugs:
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opium poppy cultivation practically eliminated; key transit point for Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western markets; Afghan narcotics continue to transit Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Balochistan Province, and Karachi; financial crimes related to drug trafficking, terrorism, corruption, and smuggling remain problems |