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Pakistan

Indicators	Latest figures	Source
Population	162.5 million	World Bank, 2007
Population density	205.9 persons per sq km	UNSTAT, 2007
Population below income poverty line ($ 1 a day)	13.4%	World Bank, 2003
Total area (sq km)	796.1	World Bank, 2007
Sex ratio	1.05 male(s)/female	CIA World Fact book, 2008
Total adult literacy rate	49.9%	CIA World Fact book, 2008
Rural population	64%	CIA World Fact book, 2008
Per capita income	US$ 860	World Bank, 2007
Land use
Arable land	24.44%	CIA World Fact book, 2009
Permanent crops	0.84%	CIA World Fact book, 2009
Others	74.72(2005)	CIA World Fact book, 2009
Economy and trade
GDP(Absolute Terms)	US$ 1.6 million	UNSTATS, 2007
GDP(Relative Terms)	6%	UNSTATS, 2007
Structure of economy (% of GDP)		World Bank, 2008
Agriculture	21%
Industry	27%
Manufacturing	53%
Services	NA
Exports (% of GDP)	14%	World Bank, 2008
Value of total exports	US$ 17838.4 million	UNSTATS, 2007
Major exports		World Bank, 2006
1.Cotton	US$ 124 million
2. Rice	US$ 1,011 million
3.Manufactures	US$ 9,881 million
Main Export partners
Imports (% of GDP)	21%	World Bank, 2008
Value of total imports	US$ 32593.9 million	UNSTAT, 2007
Major import partners	China, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Japan, Kuwait, Germany	CIA World Fact Book,2007
Balance of trade	(-) US$ 14755.5 million	UNSTAT, 2007
Development indicators
Life expectancy	64.69 years	CIA World Factbook, 2009
Population with sustainable access to improved sanitation	40%	UNSTAT, 2007
Infant mortality	65.14/1,000 live births	CIA World Factbook, 2009
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source	90%	World Bank 2006
Net primary enrolment ratio	65.6%	World Bank 2006
Energy Usage
Petroleum Consumption (Thousand Barrels per Day)	383	EIA, 2007
Natural Gas Consumption (Billion Cubic Feet)	1088	EIA, 2007
Coal Consumption (Million Short Tons)	8.583	EIA, 2007
Net Electricity Consumption (Billion Kilowatthours)	68.4	EIA, 2006
Primary Energy Consumption (Quadrillion Btu)	2.298	EIA, 2006
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO2)
From Consumption of Fossil Fuels	125.59(2006)	EIA, 2006

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		India
		Nepal
		Pakistan
		Sri Lanka

Part A.1		Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges
Summary			Total	Ag	Non-Ag	WTO member since				1995
Simple average final bound			59.9	95.6	54.6	Binding coverage:			Total	98.7
Simple average MFN applied		2006	14.3	16.3	14.0				Non-Ag	99.1
Trade weighted average		2005	13.1	15.2	12.8	Ag: Tariff quotas (in %)				0
Imports in billion US$		2005	25.0	3.2	21.8	Ag: Special safeguards (in % )				0

Frequency distribution		Duty-free	0 <= 5	5 <= 10	10 <= 15	15 <= 25	25 <= 50	50 <= 100	> 100	NAV
Frequency distribution		Tariff lines and import values (in %)								in %
Agricultural products
Final bound		0	3.3	0	0.3	0.1	0.5	90.3	1.8	0
MFN applied	2006	0	32.2	15.4	13.6	34.5	1.9	2.3	0.0	5.0
Imports	2005	0	39.0	28.3	1.9	6.1	24.5	0.1	0.1	25.5
Non-agricultural products
Final bound		0	1.9	0.0	1.8	14.8	18.3	62.3	0	0
MFN applied	2006	0	40.0	14.5	5.2	38.1	1.5	0.6	0	0.1
Imports	2005	0	55.1	15.8	2.0	18.9	5.7	2.4	0	2.3

Part A.2		Tariffs and imports by product groups
		Final bound duties				MFN applied duties			Imports
Product groups		AVG	Duty-free	Max	Binding	AVG	Duty-free	Max	Share	Duty-free
			in %		in %		in %		in %	in %
Animal products		93.0	0	100	93.5	14.5	0	25	0.0	0
Dairy products		100.0	0	100	100	25.0	0	25	0.1	0
Fruit, vegetables, plants		100.0	0	200	100	15.4	0	119	1.3	0
Coffee, tea		108.3	0	150	100	12.1	0	25	1.0	0
Cereals & preparations		102.5	0	150	100	15.8	0	25	1.0	0
Oilseeds, fats & oils		97.2	0	100	100	14.8	0	41	5.0	0
Sugars and confectionery		112.5	0	150	100	13.3	0	25	1.8	0
Beverages & tobacco		100.0	0	100	63.0	50.3	0	100	0.1	0
Cotton		13.0	0	25	100	8.0	0	10	1.9	0
Other agricultural products		83.9	0	100	99.3	8.7	0	25	0.6	0
Fish & fish products		65.0	0	100	100	10.6	0	20	0.0	0
Minerals & metals		64.7	0	75	100	13.6	0	35	15.6	0
Petroleum		66.4	0	75	100	14.1	0	28	19.9	0
Chemicals		57.0	0	100	99.9	9.8	0	72	13.9	0
Wood, paper, etc.		57.9	0	75	100	17.3	0	25	1.8	0
Textiles		23.3	0	75	100	16.4	0	35	3.1	0
Clothing		25.0	0	25	100	24.8	0	25	0.1	0
Leather, footwear, etc.		66.4	0	75	100	16.3	0	35	1.5	0
Non-electrical machinery		61.1	0	75	99.6	9.7	0	35	12.4	0
Electrical machinery		64.1	0	75	100	15.2	0	35	9.7	0
Transport equipment		61.6	0	75	68.3	28.0	0	90	7.0	0
Manufactures, n.e.s.		64.7	0	75	99.8	12.8	0	35	2.2	0

Part B		Exports to major trading partners and duties faced
Major markets		Bilateral imports		Diversification		MFN AVG of		Pref.	Duty-free imports
			in million	95% trade in no. of		traded TL		margin	TL	Value
			US$	HS 2-digit	HS 6-digit	Simple	Weighted	Weighted	in %	in %
European Communities		2005	3,770	45	307	8.0	8.7	2.3	39.0	21.3
United States		2005	3,374	20	130	7.7	10.5	0.1	38.5	8.1
China		2005	833	11	36	10.2	6.4	0.0	7.0	3.5
Hong Kong, China		2005	584	5	31	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	100.0
Korea, Republic of		2005	316	11	29	13.5	8.3	0.0	7.6	0.2
Turkey		2005	308	22	70	6.8	7.0	1.6	36.0	7.3


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