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Pakistan

PAK · South Asia

Asif Ali Zardari

Identity

Regime

Federal parliamentary Islamic republic

Capital

Islamabad

Population

240,000,000

Area

881,912 km²

Currency

PKR

Executive

Head of State

Asif Ali Zardari
2024

Head of Government

Shahbaz Sharif
2022

Cabinet (size)

Parliament

446 seats
2 chamber(s)

Governance

V-Dem (0-1)

0.30
#115

Freedom House

32/100
Partly Free

CPI corruption

28/100
#136

Press RSF

32/100
#153

Economy

GDP (B$)

407 Md$
2025

GDP / capita

1,596 $
2025

Growth %

3.7 %
2025

Inflation %

3.5 %
2025

Unemployment %

5.4 %
2025

Defense & nuclear

Defense budget

11.5 Md$
2.9 %PIB · #31

Nuclear posture

170 warheads
non-npt

Listed military units

International posture

Sanctions

—

Chokepoints

—

Alliances

OCS · OCI · UN · WTO · Commonwealth

Alignment USA · RUS · CHN

30% · 64% · 80%
UN vote

Treaties ratified (of 10)

3/10