Population: 145.96m (June 2002 estimate)

Main towns: Population in millions, June 2002

Karachi 9.9
Lahore 5.5
Faisalabad 2.2

Climate: Subtropical, cold in highlands

Weather in Karachi: Hottest month, June, 28-34 C (average daily minimum and maximum); coldest month, January, 13-25 C; driest month, October, 1 mm average monthly rainfall; wettest month, July, 81 mm average rainfall

Languages: English is the official language; Urdu is the national language

Measures: Imperial system, changing to metric. Local measures include:

Currency: Rupee=100 paisa. Average 2001 exchange rate: PRs61.93:US$1. Exchange rate on July 19th 2002: PRs59.50:US$1

Time: Six hours ahead of GMT in the summer; four hours ahead of GMT in the winter