Pakistan

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Pakistan is part of:
Asia & Pacific · Southern Asia ·
Water Basins of Pakistan:
Aral Sea · BahuKalat-Rudkhanehye · Dasht · Helmand · Indus · Tarim ·

Facts & Figures

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Capital

Islamabad

Neighbouring Countries

India, China, Afghanistan, Iran

Total Area

803,940 km²

- Water

25,220 km² (3.14%) / 314 m²/ha

- Land

778,720 km²

Coastline

1,046 km

Population

165,935,100 (198 inhab./km²)

HDI^A

0.562 (2007)

Gini Coefficient^A

30.6 (1995)

Nominal GDP^B

$160,900 million

GDP (PPP) Per Capita^B

$2,600

National UN Presence

FAO, UNDP, UNHCR, WHO, UNICEF, WB, UNESCO, UNIDO

Land Use^C

- Cultivated Land

196,860 km² (25.28%)

- Arable

190,319 km² (24.44%)

- Permanent Crops

6,541 km² (0.84%)

- Irrigated

182,300 km²

- Non cultivated

616,798 km² (74.72%)

Average Annual Rainfall^D

494 mm

Renewable Water Resources^E

233.8 km³

Water Withdrawals^F	169.39 km³/yr
- For Agricultural Use	96%
- For Domestic Use	n/a
- For Industrial Use	2%
- Per Capita	1,187 m³

Population with safe access to
- Improved Water Source	91%
- Urban population	96%
- Rural population	89%
- Improved Sanitation	59%
- Urban population	92%
- Rural population	41%

References & Remarks

^A UNDP Human Development Report

^B CIA World Factbook and Wikipedia

^C CIA World Factbook Country Profiles

^D Aquastat - FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture

^E CIA World Factbook

^F Earthtrends

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2 Country Profile: Climate, Geography, Socio-Economic Context
3 Country Profile: Water Bodies and Resources
4 Country Profile: Legal and Institutional Environment
5 Country Profile: Water Sector Coordination
6 Country Profile: Trends in Water Use, Management and Sanitation
7 Country Profile: Challenges and Opportunities
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10 Publications
11 Who is Who
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13 See also
14 External Resources

News

Country Profile: Climate, Geography, Socio-Economic Context

Country Profile: Water Bodies and Resources

Country Profile: Legal and Institutional Environment

In Pakistan, the provision of water for agriculture, industry and households has historically been the responsibility of provincial governments. However, provision of drinking water for the inhabitants of deserts and their livestock has not received much attention at this level. When runoff rainwater collected in tobas does not last through the dry season, the inhabitants migrate with their livestock to the edges of the desert, where perennial sources of water are available. These migrations impose severe physical hardships on families and create financial risks due to loss of livestock. With Pakistan’s population growing and the need to produce more food increasing, the national planning and development agencies are turning their attention to the vast expanses of the deserts. To provide more water and enhance water use efficiency, projects aimed at improving rainwater harvesting and reducing evaporation loss have been initiated. At the same time, to assure the economic development of the people living in the Cholistan desert, integrated approaches such as improved rainwater collection and rangeland management, as well as use of saline groundwater for fish production, are being studied and implemented to maximize benefits from water, land and livestock.