70.1 bill ion kWh (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 3 9
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 8 2
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 8 6
Electricity - installed generating capacity:
22.27 mill ion kW (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 3 5
Electricity - from fossil fuels:
68.3% of total instal led capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 1 1
Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
2.1% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 2 7
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
29.6% of total instal led capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 8 0
Electricity - from other renewable sources:
0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 1 2
Crude oil - production:
61,660 bbl/day (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 5 8
Crude oil - exports:
0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 6 7
Crude oil - imports:
151,200 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 4 1
Crude oil - proved reserves:
247.5 mill ion bbl (1 January 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 5 7
Refined petroleum products - production:
210,100 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 5 2
Refined petroleum products - consumption:
426,700 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 3 4
Refined petroleum products - exports:
34,660 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 6 7
Refined petroleum products - imports:
227,100 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 2 5
Natural gas - production:
39.15 billion cu m (2011 est. ) country comparison to the world: 2 3
Natural gas - consumption:
42.9 bill ion cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 2 3
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 6 4
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 1 5
Natural gas - proved reserves:
679.6 billion cu m (1 January 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 3 1
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
139.7 mill ion Mt (2011 est.)
Telephones - main lines in use:
5.803 mi l l i on (2012) country comparison to the world: 29
Telephones - mobile cellular:
125 mi l l i on (2013) country comparison to the world: 9
Telephone system:
general assessment: the tel ecommuni cati ons i nfrastructure i s i mprovi ng dramati cal l y wi th forei gn and domesti c i nvestments i n fi xed-l i ne and mobi l e-cel l ul ar networks; system consi sts of mi crowave radi o rel ay, coaxi al cabl e, fi ber -opti c cabl e, cel l ul ar, and satel l i te networks; domestic: mobi l e-cel l ul ar subscri bershi p has skyrocketed, exceedi ng 110 mi l li on by the end of 2011, up from onl y about 300,000 i n 2000; more than 90 percent of Paki stani s l i ve wi thi n areas that have cel l phone coverage and more than hal f of al l Paki stani s have access to a cel l phone; fi ber systems are bei ng constructed throughout the country to ai d i n network growth; fi xed l i ne avai l abi l i ty has ri sen onl y margi nal l y over the same peri od and there are sti l l di ffi cul ti es getti ng fi xed-l i ne servi ce to rural areas international: country code - 92; l andi ng poi nt for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submari ne cabl e systems that provi de l i nks to Asi a, the Mi ddl e East, and Europe; satel l i te earth stati ons - 3 Intel sat (1 Atl anti c Ocean and 2 Indi an Ocean); 3 operati onal i nternati onal gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Isl amabad); mi crowave radi o rel ay to nei ghbori ng countri es (2011)
Broadcast media:
medi a i s government regul ated; 1 domi nant state-owned TV broadcaster, Paki stan Tel evi si on Corporati on (PTV), operates a network consi sti ng of 5 channel s; pri vate TV broadcasters are permi tted; to date 69 forei gn satel l i te channel s are operati onal ; the state-owned radi o network operates more than 40 stati ons; nearl y 100 commerci al l y l i censed pri vatel y owned radi o stati ons provi de programmi ng mostl y l i mi ted to musi c and tal k shows (2007)
Internet country code:
.pk
Internet hosts:
365,813 (2012) country comparison to the world: 57
Internet users:
20.431 mi l li on (2009) country comparison to the world: 20
Airports:
151 (2013) country comparison to the world: 37
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 108 over 3,047 m: 15 2,438 to 3,047 m: 20 1,524 to 2,437 m: 43 914 to 1,523 m: 20 under 914 m: 10 (2013)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 43 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 914 to 1,523 m: 9 under 914 m: 24 (2013)
Heliports:
23 (2013)
Pipelines:
gas 12,646 km; oi l 2,576 km; refi ned products 1,087 km (2013)
Railways:
total: 7,791 km country comparison to the world: 27 broad gauge: 7,479 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km el ectri fi ed) narrow gauge: 312 km 1.000-m gauge (2007)
Roadways:
total: 262,256 km country comparison to the world: 20 paved: 189,218 km (i ncl udes 708 km of expressways) unpaved: 73,038 km (2010)
Merchant marine:
total: 11 country comparison to the world: 110 by type: bul k carri er 5, cargo 3, petrol eum tanker 3 registered in other countries: 11 (Comoros 5, Marshal l Isl ands 1, Mol dova 1, Panama 3, Sai nt Ki tts and Nevi s 1) (2010)
Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Karachi , Port Muhammad Bi n Qasi m container port(s) (TEUs): Karachi (1,545,434)
Military branches:
Paki stan Army (i ncl udes Nati onal Guard), Paki stan Navy (i ncl udes Mari nes and Mari ti me Securi ty Agency), Paki stan Ai r Force (Paki stan Fi za'ya) (2013)
Military service age and obligation:
16-23 years of age for vol untary mi l i tary servi ce; sol di ers cannot be depl oyed for combat unti l age 18; the Paki stani Ai r Force and Paki stani Navy have i nducted thei r fi rst femal e pi l ots and sai l ors; the Paki stan Ai r Force recrui ts avi ati on techni ci ans at age 15; servi ce obl i gati on (Navy) 10-18 years; reti rement requi red after 18-30 years servi ce or age 40-52 (2012)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 48,453,305 females age 16-49: 44,898,096 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 37,945,440 females age 16-49: 37,381,549 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 2,237,723 female: 2,104,906 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
3.04% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 20 3.13% of GDP (2011) 3.04% of GDP (2010)
Disputes - international:
vari ous tal ks and confi dence-bui l di ng measures cauti ousl y have begun to defuse tensi ons over Kashmi r, parti cul arl y si nce the October 2005 earthquake i n the regi on; Kashmi r neverthel ess remai ns the si te of the worl d' s l argest and most mi l i tari zed terri tori al di spute wi th porti ons under the de facto admi ni strati on of Chi na (Aksai Chi n), Indi a (Jammu and Kashmi r), and Paki stan (Azad Kashmi r and Northern Areas); UN Mi l i tary Observer Group i n Indi a and Paki stan has mai ntai ned a smal l group of peacekeepers si nce 1949; Indi a does not recogni ze Paki stan's cedi ng hi stori c Kashmi r l ands to Chi na i n 1964; Indi a and Paki stan have mai ntai ned thei r 2004 cease-fi re i n Kashmi r and i ni ti ated di scussi ons on defusi ng the armed standoff i n the Si achen gl aci er regi on; Paki stan protests Indi a' s fenci ng the hi ghl y mi l i tari zed Li ne of Control and constructi on of the Bagl i har Dam on the Chenab Ri ver i n Jammu and Kashmi r, whi ch i s part of the l arger di spute on water shari ng of the Indus Ri ver and i ts tri butari es; to defuse tensi ons and prepare for di scussi ons on a mari ti me boundary, Indi a and Paki stan seek techni cal resol uti on of the di sputed boundary i n Si r Creek estuary at the mouth of the Rann of Kutch i n the Arabi an Sea; Paki stani maps conti nue to show the Junagadh cl ai m i n Indi a's Guj arat State; si nce 2002, wi th UN assi stance, Paki stan has repatri ated 3.8 mi l li on Afghan refugees, l eavi ng about 2.6 mi lli on; Paki stan has sent troops across and bui l t fences al ong some remote tri bal areas of i ts treaty-defi ned Durand Li ne border wi th Afghani stan, whi ch serve as bases for forei gn terrori sts and other i ll egal acti vi ti es; Afghan, Coal i ti on, and Paki stan mi l i tary meet peri odi cal l y to cl ari fy the al i gnment of the boundary on the ground and on maps
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
refugees (country of origin): 2.6 mi l li on (1.6 mi l li on regi stered, 1 mi l li on undocumented ) (Afghani stan) (2014) IDPs: 930,000 (pri mari l y those who remai n di spl aced by counter -terrori sm and counter-i nsurgency operati ons and vi ol ent confl i ct between armed non-state groups i n the Federal l y Admi ni stered Tri bal Areas (FATA) and Khyber - Paktunkwa Provi nce; i ndi vi dual s al so have been di spl aced by repeated monsoon fl oods) (2014)
Illicit drugs:
si gni fi cant transi t area for Afghan drugs, i ncl udi ng heroi n, opi um, morphi ne, and hashi sh, bound for Iran, Western markets, the Gul f States, Afri ca, and Asi a; fi nanci al cri mes rel ated to drug traffi cki ng, terrori sm, corrupti on, and smuggl i ng remai n probl ems; opi um poppy cul ti vati on esti mated to be 2,300 hectares i n 2007 wi th 600 of those hectares eradi cated; federal and provi nci al authori ti es conti nue to conduct anti -poppy campai gns that uti l i zes forced eradi cati on, fi nes, and arrests