People

Karachi Population:

1,11,35,195 (July 1998 est.)

Karachi Population growth rate:

6.2% (1998 est.)

Karachi Birth rate:

34.38 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Karachi Death rate:

10.69 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.99 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

93.48 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate:

4.91 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 59.07 years
male: 58.23 years
female: 59.96 years (1998 est.)

Karachi Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 55.8%
male: 80%
female: 65.4% (1995 est.)

Religions:

Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%

Nationality:

noun: Pakistani(s)
adjective: Pakistani

Karachi Languages:

Punjabi 10%, Sindhi 5%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 1%, Pashtu 1%,

 Urdu (official) 80%, Balochi 1%, Hindko 0.5%, English 1%, others 1%), 

Government

Country name:

conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
conventional short form: Pakistan
former: West Pakistan

Data code:

PK

Government type:

City Government

National capital:

Islamabad

Independence:

14 August 1947 (from UK)

National holiday:

Pakistan Day, 23 March (1956) (proclamation of the republic)

Legal system:

based on English common law with provisions to accommodate Pakistan's status as an Islamic state; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations

Suffrage:

21 years of age; universal; separate electorates and reserved parliamentary seats for non-Muslims and tribal areas

Judicial branch:

Supreme Court( Karachi Registrar) , judicial chiefs are appointed by the president; Sindh High Court