South Asia: Political |
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
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| Population: approximately 173 million |
| Geographic Area: 340,403 square miles |
| Principal Languages: Urdu, English, Pustu, Sindhi, Panjabi |
| Provinces and special territories: Panjab, Sindh, Baluchistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Federally Administered Tribal Area, and mountain provinces |
| Government: Federal Parliamentary system, National Assembly and Senate |
| Head of State, President Asif Ali Zardari (2008). President selected through electoral college (senate, legislatures, and national assembly) |
| Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani is the head of the party with the most seats in the National Assembly |
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