Progress 2007 & Outlook 2008 by Sectors

Progress Rating by *AAA*AA*A *B *C *D *E *F

Outlook Rating By *1 *2 *3 *4 *5 *6

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Overhaul Economic Progress & Prosperity *AA*2

AFTA AsiaFreeTradeArea *AA*1

Economic Reforms *AAA*1

Legal & Social Reform *A*1

Government Reform *A*1

GDP Growth *AAA*1

Per Capita Income AAA-1

Job Creation *AAA*1

International Trade *AA*1

Exports *AA*1

Imports *AA*1

Finance *AAA*1

Banking & Credit *AA*1

Stock Market *AAA*1

Construction Industries *AAA*1

Automotive Industries *AAA*1

Consumers Products *AAA*1

Foreign Exchange Reserves *AA*1

Export Textile *AA*1

Export Sports Products *AAA*1

Export Rice AAA*1

Export Life Stock & Products AA*1

Export Sugar, Wheat & other Agricultural Products *AA*1

Exports Other Products & Services *AA*1

Overseas Pakistanis Investment *AAA*1

Business Investment Foreign *AAA*1

Business Investment *AAA*1

Small Business & Venture Capital *AA*1

Health Development *A *1

Education Development *A *1

Social Development *A*1

Energy Development *AA*1

Gas Development *AA*1

Oil Development *AA*1

Coal Development *AA*1

Hydroelectric Power Development *A*1

Gas Power Development *A*1

Wind Power Development *A*1

Coal Power Development *A*1

Highway & Road Development *AA*1

Water Resources Development *A*1

Agriculture Production *AAA*1

Agriculture Development *AAA*1

Agriculture Industries *AA*1

Heavy Industries *AAA*1

Fabricating & Engineering *AA*1

Railways Industries *A*1

Aviation Industries *AAA*1

Marine Industries *AA*1

Defence Industries *AAA*1

Information Technology Industries *AAA*1

Software Industries*AAA*1

Computer Hardware *AA*1

Technology Industries *AA*1

Telecommunication Industries *AAA*1

Telephone *AAA*1

Telephone Mobile *AAA*1

Internet *AAA*1

Transportation Services *AA*1

Government Services *C*1

Financial Services *AA*1

Health Services *B*1

Social Services *B*1

Services Private *AA *1

Retail Sales *AAA*1

Hotel & Tourist *AA*1

Rearch & Development *AA *1

Pakistan

Population: 159 millions

Area: 803,940 sq km

Exports: $14.40 billion

Exports - commodities: textiles, garments, cotton cloth, yarn, rice, wheat other agricultural products

Exports - partners, Hong Kong UK Germany UAE

Imports: $20 billion

Imports - commodities: machinery, petroleum, petroleum products, chemicals, transportation equipment, edible oils, grains, pulses, flour

, Imports - partners: Saudi Arabia UAE US Japan Malaysia

Currency: Pakistani rupee

GDP: Purchasing power parity $311 billion

GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $2,100

GDP - composition by sector: Agriculture: industry: services:

Labor force - by occupation: Agriculture 44%, industry 17%, services 39%

Area: 803,940 sq km

Land boundaries: total: 6,774 km, Afghanistan, China, India,Iran,

Coastline: 1,046 km

Climate: mostly hot, dry desert, temperate in northwest, arctic in north

Natural resources: land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone

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