Leader: Chief of Army Staff and Chief Executive Gen. Pervez Musharraf
Population: 144,616,639
Size: 310,400 square miles -- almost twice the size of California
Infant mortality rate: 80.5/1,000 births
Life expectancy: 61.45 years
Religions: Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shia 20%), Christian, Hindu and other 3%
GDP: $282 billion/$2,000 per capita
Defense: 6.5% of GDP/587,000 active troops