PAK · South Asia
Pakistan
Nuclear power; military as the country's structuring institution; historic ally of China via the CPEC corridor. Chronic economic crisis under IMF tutelage.
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Hosts 1.2 million refugees. UNHCR 2025
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Context
Nuclear power: 170 estimated warheads. FAS
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The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
3.9 /10 risk
- Security 1.5
- Legitimacy 3.1
- Economy 7.0
- Diplomacy 6.2
- Influence 5.9
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 29 people and 9 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regimes: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (24), Taliban (Afghanistan) (14).
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 197 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 51 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 51 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Islamabad
- Population
- 240,000,000 inh.
- Area
- 881,912 km²
- Currency
- PKR
- Regime
- Federal parliamentary Islamic republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Asif Ali Zardari
Head of Government
Shahbaz Sharif
Government in office 16 members
ministre des Affaires étrangères
Ishaq Dar
ministre de la Défense du Pakistan
Khawaja Muhammad Asif
Federal Minister for Interior
Mohsin Raza Naqvi
ministre des Finances du Pakistan
Muhammad Aurangzeb
ministre pakistanais de l'Éducation
Khalid Maqbool Sidique
Federal Minister for Commerce (Pakistan)
Jam Kamal Khan
Federal Minister for Communications (Pakistan)
Abdul Aleem Khan
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs (Pakistan)
Ahad Cheema
Federal Minister for Housing and Works (Pakistan)
Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada
Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan
Amir Muqam
Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs
Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh
Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research
Rana Tanveer Hussain
Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture (Pakistan)
Attaullah Tarar
Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs (Pakistan)
Azam Nazeer Tarar
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
Ahsan Iqbal
ministre des Affaires religieuses
Chaudhry Salik Hussain
Parliament
Assemblée nationale du Pakistan
342 seats
Inception 1947
Sénat
104 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
407 G$
GDP / capita
1,596 $
Growth
3.7 %
Inflation
3.5 %
Unemployment
5.4 %
Defense / GDP
2.7 %
Life expectancy
67.8 yrs
Military capabilities Wikipedia · IISS Military Balance résumés
Active
654 000
Reserve
550 000
Paramilitary
482 000
Land
- 600 Al-Khalid Char (sino-pakistanais)
- 320 T-80UD Char (ukrainien)
- 320 Type 85-IIAP Char
- — Shaheen-III Missile balistique nucléaire portée 2750 km
Air
- 75 F-16 Fighting Falcon Chasseur
- 156 JF-17 Thunder Chasseur (sino-pakistanais)
- 45 Mirage III/V Chasseur (modernisés ROSE)
- 25 J-10C Chasseur (Chine)
Naval
- 5 Sous-marins classe Agosta Sous-marin
- 4 Frégates classe Tughril Frégate (Type 054A chinoise)
- 4 Frégates classe Zulfiquar Frégate
Nuclear posture
Puissance nucléaire hors TNP
170 estimated warheads · FAS 2026 since 1998
Tactical nuclear weapons annoncées · full-spectrum deterrence
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.30/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
32/100
Corruption (CPI)
28/100
Press freedom (RSF)
33/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#31
Annual budget
11.5 Md$
Defense effort
2.9 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
31 Md$
Imports
71 Md$
Balance
-40 Md$
Top exports
- 60.0% Vêtements + textile 19 Md$
- 8.0% Riz 2 Md$
Top imports
- 17.0% Pétrole raffiné + brut 12 Md$
Export partners
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États-Unis
17.5%
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Chine
9.0%
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Royaume-Uni
8.0%
Import partners
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Chine
26.0%
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Émirats arabes unis
11.5%
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Arabie saoudite
7.5%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
30%
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GBR
31%
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FRA
36%
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DEU
36%
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RUS
64%
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CHN
80%
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IRN
60%
Abstention: 23%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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✗
NPT
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CTBT
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✗
TPNW
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✗
Rome Statute
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✓
Genocide
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✓
Geneva
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✗
Ottawa Mine Ban
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✗
Oslo Cluster Munitions
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✗
Arms Trade Treaty
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✓
Paris Agreement
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
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2029-02
Législatives
Last election
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2024-02-08
Législatives
Indépendants pro-Khan 1ère force, gouvernement coalition Sharif
Khan emprisonné — armée arbitre
Last institutional rupture 1999 (Musharraf) — pression militaire constante
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.544/1
Top 10% (wealth)
50.0 %
Gini
33.5
Refugees hosted
1,159,038
Refugees originating
90,497
Afghans depuis 1979
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Palestine
Does not recognize
- Israël
- Arménie
Reconnaît Palestine, refuse Israël et l'Arménie (alignement Azerbaïdjan)
Defense industry SIPRI Top 100 · sites officiels
Arms export rank
#35
0.2% du marché mondial
Doctrine
Full Spectrum Deterrence — armes nucléaires tactiques (Nasr)
Prime contractors
- Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
- Heavy Industries Taxila
- Karachi Shipyard
Key platforms
- JF-17 Thunder (avec CHN)
- Al-Khalid
- Shaheen-III
National anthem
Qaumi Tarana
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- OCS
- OCI
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 9,170 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 10,933, or ×1.2.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2024 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · FAS 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01