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 * pakistan.**
 * **Major Government**
 * federal republic
 * **Major Religions**
 * Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3%
 * **Languages Spoken**
 * 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%
 * **Current leader or president**
 * Asif Ali ZARDARI
 * **Brief history of the country including any important people and major wars**
 * Pakistan has a long and complex history, dating back at least 8,000 years to the Mehrgarh civilization in present-day Balochistan. Later, around 2600 B.C., one of the world's first great civilizations developed in the Indus Valley in what are now Pakistan and northwestern India. Ruins of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro (also spelled Moenjodaro), the two major cities of the civilization, lie in present-day Pakistan.In the 1500's, European traders began competing for control of the profitable trade between Europe and southern Asia. In the 1600's, after seeking permission from the Mughal emperors, a number of trading companies established settlements along the coastal regions of India. By the mid-1700's, the British East India Company had emerged as the strongest trading power in India. As the Mughal Empire began to break up, the company gradually gained political control over much of India. It fought a series of wars in the Punjab and Sindh during the late 1830's and 1840's and added these territories to its holdings.
 * **Currency**
 * **Major cultural traditions and (holidays/foods etc..)**
 * Republic Day, 23 March (1956)
 * **Climate**
 * Most of Pakistan has a dry climate, with hot summers and cool winters. Pakistan averages only about 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain a year.But the amount of rainfall varies greatly from year to year. Long dry spells may be broken by severe rainstorms that cause rivers to overflow and flood the countryside. In general, most of the rain falls from July to September, when the summer //monsoon// (seasonal wind) blows across Pakistan.
 * **Population**
 * **Geography**
 * **Major Resources**
 * Pakistan’s rivers are its most valuable natural resource. Agriculture, especially near the Indus River, is heavily dependent on the country’s large irrigation system.The rivers also provide an important source of hydroelectric power. Central Pakistan has extensive natural gas reserves.
 * **Major tourist attractions and or historical sights**
 * **Median Family Income**
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