How the IBRD views Pakistan's economy. (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Bank)

From: Economic Review | Date: October 1, 1992 | Copyright information

Pakistan had a mid-1990 population of about 112 million with a per capita income of $390, inhabiting an area about the size of Spain and Italy (800,000 square kilometers). Population density of 141 per square kilometer is almost double the 1988 average for low-income economies, and about 29 per cent of the population lives in urban areas. Population growth is estimated at 3.1 per cent a year. Social development indicators are poor, reflecting long-standing problems in providing basic health and education services. Participation rates in primary education have increased slowly in the ...

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