Pakistan at a Glance LocationSouthern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north Population162,419,946 Population Growth Rate2.03% ReligionsMuslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3% LanguagesPunjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8% Literacy
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