Population (1996) 139,973,000.
Area:- 796,100 Sq Km.
Capital:- Islamabad.
Currency:- Pakistani Rupee.
Language:- Urdu, English.

Pakistan is mountainous and semi-arid, with the exception of the Indus River basin in the east. This is virtually the only irrigated zone in the country, suitable for agriculture and vital to the local economy. The Indus rises in the Himalayas in the disputed province of Kashmir and flows into the Arabian Sea. The majority of the population.live along its banks. The main agricultural products are wheat and cotton, grown under irrigation. The country's main industry is the manufacture of cotton goods. Pakistan suffers from water shortage and soil depletion and deforestation. *

Used stamps of India to 1947.
First stamps issued 1st October 1947.

Pakistan stamp booklet.

Front cover.

Back cover.

Inside.

Issued on March 23rd, 1956, this stitched 1r.8a. booklet with green cover contained twelve 6p and 12 1½a stamps of the 1954 Seventh Anniversary of Independence issue in panes of four.

*Source The World Guide 2000

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