Pakistan

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Official Name
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Population Full

212,215,000 (2018 World Bank)

Principal Languages
English, Urdu
Literacy Rate
59% (2017 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CSICH (2005), ICCPR (2010), UNCRPD (2011), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Addleton 1986, Bashir 2003, Campbell and King 2011, Decker and Decker 1992, Masica 1991, Morgenstierne 1974, Payne 1987, Rensch et al 1992, Shackle 1979, Shackle 1980, Strand 1973, Strand 2001, Van Driem 2007
Deaf Population
244,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Pakistan is 77. All are living languages. Of these, 68 are indigenous and 9 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 4 are institutional, 24 are developing, 30 are vigorous, 15 are in trouble, and 4 are dying. Also listed are 10 unestablished languages and 3 macrolanguages.