With an average rainfall of under 240 milli-meters a year, Pakistan is one of the world's most arid countries. The population and the economy are heavily dependent on an annual influx of water into the Indus river system that emanates from the neighboring countries and is mostly derived from rainfall and snow-melt in the Himalayas. Throughout history, people have adapted to the low and poorly distributed rainfall by either living along river banks...
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ПОДРОБНАЯ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ
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2008/10/01
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Краткие сведения
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46469
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1
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1
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Pakistan's water economy : running dry
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water