Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Factbook

Political Organization:
Capital: Islamabad
Main Cities: Karachi, Hyderabad, Islamabad

Government: Federal Democracy
President: Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister: Yousaf Raza Gillani

Population Statistics:
Population: 172,800,048 (July 2008 est.)
Growth Rate: 1.999%
Ethnic Groups: Punjabi, Pashtun (Pathan), Sindhi, Sariaki, Muhagir, Balochi,
Official Language(s): Urdu and English (lingua franca of elite and government ministries
Unofficial Language(s): Punjabi, Sindhi, Siraiki, Pashtu, Balochi, Hindko, Brahui, Burushaski

Economics:
Gross Domestic Product (PPP): $411.9 billion
Gross Domestic Product (nominal): $143.8 billion
GDP per capita (PPP):$2,400
GDP growth rate: 5.3%
Unemployment: 5.6%
Currency: Pakistani Rupee (Rs.)
Industries: textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp

Public finances:
Public debt: 50.6% of GDP
Revenues: $18.25 billion
Expenses: $24.69 billion

II. Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Pakisan

Commander in Chief: President Asif Ali Zardari
Chief of General Staff: Tariq Majid.

* Pakistan Army
Chief of Staff: General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani

Armoured Vehicles

* Al Khalid Main Battle Tank (600)
* Type 85IIAP Main Battle Tank (500)
* Al-Zarar Tank Main Battle Tank (500)
* T-80UD Main Battle Tank (320)
* Al-Fahd Infantry fighting vehicle (140)
* Talha Armoured Personnel Carrier (400+)
* Sa'ad Armoured Personnel Carrier
* M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier (1500+)
* BTR-70 Armoured Personnel Carrier (169)
* Mohafiz Light Armoured Personnel Carrier
* Scorpion Light Jeep (260)
* M88 ARV Armoured Recovery Vehicle
* M60A1 AVLB Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge
* M48 Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge

Artillery

* M109A5 155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer
* M109A2 155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer (150)
* M110A2 203 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer (40)
* Type 56 85 mm Towed Artillery (200)
* M-56 105 mm Towed Artillery (80)
* M101 105 mm Towed Artillery (300)
* T-60 122 mm Towed Artillery (200)
* Type 54 122 mm Towed Artillery (400)
* Type 59I 130 mm Towed Artillery (200)
* M-59 155 mm Towed Artillery (30)
* M114 155 mm Towed Artillery (60)
* M-198 155 mm Towed Artillery (120)
* M-115 203 mm Towed Artillery (40)
* Panther T-155 mm Towed Artillery (12)
* (Type) 81 mm (mortar)
* AM-FFFF Series 120 mm (mortar)
* Type 63-1 (mortar)
* TOW ATGM (anti-tank)
* TOW II (anti-tank)
* Bakter-Shikan ATGM (anti-tank)
* FGM-148 Javelin (anti-tank)
* Bofors RBS-70 (air defense)
* SA-7 Grail (air defense)
* General Dynamics FIM-92 Stinger (air defense)
* General Dynamics FIM-43 Redeye (air defense)
* Anza MKI, Anza MKII and Anza MKIII (air defense)
* HQ-2B (air defense)
* Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon (air defense)
* # Bofors 40 mm gun (air defense)

Helicopters
* AH-1S Cobra Attack Helicopter (18)
* AH-1F Cobra Attack Helicopter (20)
* Bell 412 Huey Transport Helicopter (25)
* Bell 206 Jet Ranger Transport Helicopter (5)
* UH-1 Huey Transport Helicopter (10)
* Aérospatiale Puma Transport Helicopter (25)
* Mil Mi-17 Transport Helicopter (86)
* Bell 407 Light Transport Helicopter (45)
* Eurocopter AS-550 Light Transport Helicopter (50)


Small Arms:
* Heckler & Koch MP5 9 mm Parabellum sub-machine gun
* MG3 Machine Gun
* G3, Types A3 & P4 Assault Rifle
* Anti Aircraft Machine Gun 12.7 mm, Type 54
* Steyr SSG-4 and SSG-P2 sniper rifles
* M82 Barrett rifle
* Type 81 Assault Rifle
* M4 Carbine
* AK-103 Assault Rifle
* RPG-7
* Type 69 RPG
* RPG-29
* M60 machine gun
* M249 Squad Automatic Weapon
* Steyr AUG
* FN MAG
* FN Minimi
* Mk 19 grenade launcher
* Browning Hi-Power

Missiles:
(All missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads)
Designation/Range/Payload/Inventory

* Hatf-I/IA 80/100 km 500 kg 1000+
* Abdali 180 km 500 kg 800
* Ghaznavi 290 km 500 kg 1100+
* Shaheen-I 750 km 750 kg 705-1150
* Ghauri-I 1500 km 700-1000 kg 1100+
* Ghauri-II 2,000km 1200 kg 1100+
* Shaheen-II 2,500km 1000+ kg 2100+
* Babur 700 km 500 kg 12,000
* M-11 300 km 500 kg 1000

* Pakistan Air Forces

Chief of Staff: Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed

Antonov An-26 1
Airbus A310 1
Boeing 707 3
Chengdu F-7P Skybolt ~155
Chengdu F-7PG 46
Chengdu FT-5 20+
Chengdu FT-6 15+
Chengdu FT-7P Skybolt ~15
Chengdu FT-7PG 9
Chengdu J-10 36
IPTN CN-235-220 4
Dassault Falcon 20 2
Dassault Falcon 20 1
Dassault Mirage-IIIEP 16
Dassault Mirage ROSE-I (Mirage-IIIDP) 4
Dassault Mirage ROSE-I (Mirage-IIIEA) 28
Dassault Mirage ROSE-II (Mirage-VDF) 6
Dassault Mirage ROSE-II (Mirage-VEF) 16
Dassault Mirage ROSE-III (Mirage-VEF) 14
Dassault Mirage-IIIDA 7
Dassault Mirage-IIIEL 11
Dassault Mirage-IIIRP 11
Dassault Mirage-VPA3 9
Dassault Mirage-VDPA2 30
Dassault Mirage-VPA 28
Dassault Mirage-VPA2 30
Fokker F27-200 2
Harbin Y-12 (II) 1
Hongdu JL-8 30+
JF-17 Thunder 10
Lockheed L-100 Hercules 1
Lockheed C-130B/E Hercules ~10
Cessna T-37 Tweet 20
Lockheed Martin F-16A Block-15 24
Lockheed Martin F-16B Block-15 20
Lockheed Martin F-16C Block-52+ 12
Lockheed Martin F-16D Block-52+ 6
MFI-17 Mushshak 80
Saab 2000 1
Beechcraft Super King Air 1
MFI 395 Super Mushshak 20

Ground to Air SAM Vehicles
* FT-2000/HQ-9
* Crotale 2000/3000/4000, approx 25 systems
* FIM-92 Stinger
* RBS-70 Rayrider, 133 Launchers, 400 Missiles
* HQ-2B(SA-2), approx 32 launchers 400msl
* PL-9, combined with twin 35/37mm guns
* GDF-002 35 mm radar Controlled Systems, approx 200

* Pakistan Navy

Chief of Staff: Admiral Noman Bashir

Equipment:

* 4 Chinese F-22P frigates
* 6 Ex-UK Type 21 Frigates
* 3 French Eridan Class Mine Hunter vessels
* 4+ Jalalat Class Missile Boats
* 2 Shanghai II Class Patrol GunBoats
* 1 Town Class Patrol GunBoat
* 2 MRTP 15 Fast Patrol Boats
* 1 Fuqing Class AOR
* 1 Poolster Class AOR
* 2 Coastal Tankers
* 4 Griffon Amphibious Assault Ships
* 1 Hydrographic Survey Vessel
* 1 Ex-UK Leander Class Training vessel
* 3 Agosta-90B class submarines
* 2 Agosta 70 class submarines

Aircraft:

* 3 Westland Lynx
* 6 Westland Sea King Mk45
* 18 Harbin Z-9EC
* 8 Aérospatiale SA-319B Alouette III
* 4 Lockheed P-3C Orion
* 5 Fokker F27-200 Friendship
* 2-3 Breguet Atlantique I