Political relations

• Territory: 796.095km2 without Kashmir also claimed by India
• Capital: Islamabad
• Population: 150 million (2003)
• Administrative divisions: 4 provinces: Balochistan, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh
  note: the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region includes Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas
• Official languages: English, Urdu
• Spoken languages: Punjabi, Sindhi Urdu (official) Balochi English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries)
• Ethnic groups: Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch
• Currency: Pakistani rupee (PKR)
• Religion: Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%
• Country name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Head of Government: Shaukat Aziz
• Head of State: Gen. Pervez Musharraf
• Minister of Foreign Affairs: Khurshid M. Kasuri

Diplomatic relations:

Diplomatic relations were established on 26 November 1965. Our embassy in Islamabad opened in 1970. An honorary consulate office operates in Lahore and Karachi.

High-level visits:

• 1991: Gohar Ayub Khan, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan;
• 1993: György Szabad, Speaker of the National Assembly;
• 1995: S.Y.R. Gilani, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Major bilateral agreements

Cultural Convention (1974), Agreement on Technical and Scientific Cooperation (1983), Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation (1992).

Economic-trade relations

Trade turnover: in 2005 appr. USD 70 million (exports: USD 46 million, imports: USD 24 million), Our imports from Pakistan consist largely of leather, raw cotton, and cotton fabric. Major exports items: machinery. The Hungarian oil and gas company MOL has representation in Pakistan.

Cultural and scientific relations: on occasional base

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