Government

Government type: Federal Republic

President: General Perevez Musharraf (assumed power in 1999 coup, named himself president in 2001)

Prime Minister: Shakuat Aziz, since 2004

Capital: Islamabad

Independence:14 August 1947 (from UK)

Constitution:12 April 1973, suspended 5 July 1977, restored with amendments 30 December 1985; suspended 15 October 1999, restored 31 December 2002; amended 31 December 2003