Pakistan

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Capital: Islamabad

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 340,403

Land Covered by Water: 3.1%

Time Zone: PST (UTC+5)

Climate: mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north

Approximate Population: 169,300,000

Official Language: Urdu, English, Balochi

Religion: Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhists, Parsis, Bahá'ís

Currency: Rupee

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid Fever, Japanese Encephalitis, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis, Tuberculosis (TB), Toxoplasmosis, Plague

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