Thursday, March 27, 2008

 

Nation

Pakistan, Islamic Republic of

Capital: Islamabad

Area: 300,664

Population: 167 Million

Labor: Agriculture-

42%

 

            Industry-

20%

 

            Services-

38%

 

Religion: Sunni-

77%

 

                Shiite-

20%

 

    Christian and Hindu-

3%

 

 

Since 2001 Pakistan has been an ally of the U.S. against the Taliban.

 

AIMS Prep

 

The Semi-colon     ;

Use the semi-colon between independent clauses not joined by and, bit, or, nor, so, yet.

 

Examples:

 

Representatives attend the meeting of the General Assembly; they remained in session all day.

 

Take with you only what you need; leave all heavy and bulky items.