Pakistan's+Economy

=PAKISTAN'S ECONOMY= [|MAPS AND INFORMATION ABOUT PAKISTAN FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC]
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On this [|website] I learned that cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, tobacco, fruits, and vegtables are the main crops grown in Pakistan, cattle, sheep, and poultry are also raised but there is also a big fishing industry there.

I learned in an article on [|reuters] that the war in Pakistan has cost over thirty-five million dollars in the last eight years, and it has sent the economy into turmoil.

According to “[|Economy Watch]”, Pakistan is one of the growing economies of the world. Its economy is agriculturally based. It has an annual growth of 6-7 percent which means every year they grow. Pakistan’s main imports are industrial machinery, automobiles, computers, and computer parts. Its main trade partners are United States, United Kingdom, Japan, and China.

Pakistan has a low income and is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. According to this website [|southasiamedia.net] Pakistan's Human Development Index is one of the lowest-ranked countries at .572. This information is from the [|Human Development Reports]
 * Can you find out what the HDI for Pakistan is? **

I learned from [|UNDP] that Pakistan's HDI is 0.572. Between 1980 and 2007 Pakistans HDI rose 1.30% annually.

According to [|undp.org] Pakistan is 141 out of 182

According to [|dailytimes.com], Pakistan is ranked 134 out of 177. Last year, it was ranked 135 out of 177, but a Millennium Development Goal Indicator says that Pakistan is now 134 because of the literacy of afghans.

I learned from [|Hdrstats.com] that Pakistan's HDI is 0.572, ranked at 141.

In the latest HDI ranking in 2009 sponsored by the UNDP (United Nations Development programme) Pakistan was ranked 141. [|Chowk.com]According to, Junior Scholastic, the HDI is 0.562.

I looked in the latest Junior Scholastic we got, and the HDI didn't match these. It says that the HDI is 0.562.

Main imports in Pakistan are petroleum, machinery, edible oils, tea, paper, iron, steel, plastics, and transportation devices. Major exports in Pakistan are clothing, rice, leather, chemicals, and carpets. Pakistan's main trading partners are the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and China. ([|Pakistan:Economy-Infoplease.com])
 * Who does Pakistan trade with the most and what goods are traded? **

[|Pakistan] also trades with the U.K. and Afghanistan. The things they trade are sports, rugs, and carpets. The main people Pakistan trades with is Japan, United States, Germany, Germany, and United Kingdom


 * How do goods get to rural areas of Pakistan? **

Transport uses 35% of the energy produced in the county but only gets funded by the annual federal public sector development fund 20% to 25%. The transportation in packistan is mostly dominated by roads with 90% of people traveling that way and 96% of goods traveling that way. Roads cost alot of money to uphold, so using the roads this much costs, acording to the world bank, aproxamately 220 billion r upees anualy. [|sa-energy.net]

According to[| Infoplease.com,] The United States, the United Arab Emirates, China, and Saudia Arabia are the key trading colleagues.

I found this [|website] and learned that agriculture is one of the very big jobs in Pakistan. It turns out that agriculture and farming employ over 40% of Pakistan's population. Most of Pakistan's farming and crops are found on the Indus basin.
 * What types of jobs are practiced in Pakistan and at what percentage (i.e. what percent of jobs are in agriculture, industry, tourism, etc.) **

I too went to this website and found that cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcanes, fruits, vegetables and tobacco are the main crops.

I also found that Pakistan has openly undertaken nuclear testing. They also consider themselves to be nuclear powers. Acorrding to [|southasiamedia.net]

What was the material law in Pakistan's history? Here is the website I found on material law [|www.worldrover.com].
I found in some parts of Pakistan like Korphe, are very poor and little children don't even get an education.

There is a mountain valley boardered by Tajikistan, Pakistan, nd China that only has a five percent literacy rate. You can read more at wrmea.com.

According to The Languages of Pakistan, Urdu is the national language of Pakistan. Urdu is similar to Hindi, but is written in the Arabic script. The official language of Pakistan is, however, English. Other languages are Punjabi, Sindhi, and Pashtu.

Pakistan is a third world country, so it has horrible health systems. Health facilities in Pakistan are inadequate, or damage and ruined, mainly due to a lack of resources and a high population growth rate. In 1993, 85% of the population had access to health care. People are very sick and skinny because they do not have good nutrition and proper water supply. The sanitation in the country is unsatisfactory. Pakistan is also working toward immunization, disease prevention, and health promotion. Learn more by going to [|nationsencyclopedia.com.]

I found that Pakistan's economy is dependent on agriculture. Their main exports are cotton and rice. I found this information at [|nationsencyclopedia.com].

I also found that 180 million people live their and their GDP is 164 billion. From this website [|ezinearticles,com].