GDP growth: 3.2%
GDP: $188bn (PPP: $487bn)
Inflation: 9.9%
Population: 189.6m
GDP per head: $992 (PPP: $2,570)
President Asif Ali Zardari is in danger of being washed away by discontent over his response to Pakistan’s worst-ever floods. Already weakened by reforms that draw power from the presidency, his decision to fly abroad rather than lead operations to relieve flood damage has left him deeply unpopular. The army’s energetic response to the crisis, in contrast, has enhanced its national standing—and may encourage it to have another crack at running the government. Flood damage to farmland will drive up food prices. Economic growth will fall to 3.2% from 4.4% in 2010.
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