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About Panama in detail
Where is Panama?
Panama, in case, if you are looking on the map under the Coordinates 8 58 N 79 32 W otherwise in Central America, and the Caribbean, in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica.
What is the capital city of Panama?
The capital city of Panama is Panama City.
What is the time in Panama City?
It is the same time as Washington, D.C. during Standard Time; the timezone of Panama City is UTC-5.
What is the Internet code for Panama?
The Top Level Domain (TLD) for Panama is: .pa
What is the size of Panama?
The territory of Panama is total: 75,420 sq km; land: 74,340 sq km, water: 1,080 sq km.
If we want to describe the size of the territory of Panama is somewhat smaller than South Carolina.
If we would like to walk around and discover Panama, we can cover a total distance: 687 km.
What is the water coverage of Panama?
We have already mentioned what percentage of Panama is covered by water (see below), and this includes 2,490 km coastline.
What is the climate like in Panama?
Panama’s climate is tropical maritime: hot, humid, cloudy: prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May).
Geographical data of Panama
Panama’s elevation; mean elevation: 360 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m, highest point: Volcan Baru 3,475 m.
Panama’s specific geographical details include interior mostly steep, rugged mountains with dissected, upland plains; coastal plains with rolling hills.
Suppose we would like to describe the countries location from a different perspective. In that case, it is safe to say, and easy to read from a map, Panama is a strategic location on the eastern end of isthmus forming land bridge connecting North and South America; controls Panama Canal that links the North Atlantic Ocean via the Caribbean Sea with North Pacific Ocean.
Resources and land use of Panama
The country’s main mined products are copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower. The population partly uses the earlier highlighted land territory and partly left in its natural state: agricultural land: 30.5%; arable land 7.3%; permanent crops 2.5%; permanent pasture 20.7%; forest: 43.6%; other: 25.9% (2011 estimate).
Population data of Panama
The number of inhabitants of Panama is 3,705,246 (July 2016 estimate).
If we examine the proportion of the population distribution, it is safe to say that the population is concentrated towards the center of the country, particularly around the Canal, but a sizeable segment of the populace also lives in the far west around David; the eastern third of the country is sparsely inhabited.
If we look at the proportion of the urbanized and barely populated areas, these are the figures: urban population: 66.6% of the total population (2015).
Most of the Panama population is concentrated in PANAMA CITY (capital), 1.673 million (2015).
Ethnicity in Panama
According to ethnicity details, the ethnic groups are mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%, Native American 12.3% (Ngabe 7.6%, Kuna 2.4%, Embera 0.9%, Bugle 0.8%, other 0.4%, unspecified 0.2%), black or African descent 9.2%, mulatto 6.8%, white 6.7% (2010 estimate).
Spoken languages in Panama
The spoken languages in Panama are the following: Spanish (official language), indigenous languages (including Ngabere (or Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (or Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (similar to Jamaican English Creole; a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere; also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole, other (Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese). Note: many Panamanians are bilingual.
What are the most important religions in Panama?
According to this, during the general census, researchers examine the churches: Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%.
Further population data of Panama
The proportion of gender and age tells a lot about the society as follows 0-14 years: 26.7% (male 504,990 / female 484,338) 15-24 years: 17.11% (male 323,034 / female 311,099) 25-54 years: 40.31% (male 756,400 / female 737,205) 55-64 years: 7.72% (male 141,582 / female 144,414) 65 years and over: 8.16% (male 138,922 / female 163,262) (2016 estimate). It also a significant factor in a society the population growth rate, which in the case of Panama is 1.3% (2016 estimate).
The population growth rate is based on two elements, the birth and the death rate. In Panama the birth rate is 18.1 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate), the death rate 4.9 deaths / 1,000 population (2016 estimate).
In this day and age in developed societies, the first child borns later compared to the previous centuries and decades, so childbearing is extended. In Panama, the average age of mothers at the first childbirth is N/A.
Although the children’s birth is postponed in the best-case scenario, the parents can still see their kids grow as life expectancy also extended. In the case of Panama, these figures are. With the introduction of modern medicine, vaccinations, and the proper hygienic conditions, the infant mortality rate is in a steep decline. The infant mortality statistics in Panama are the following: N/A. Relevant data is the budget of healthcare, which is in the case of this country is 8% of GDP (2014).
Economic data of Panama
Suppose we would like to describe a country. We also have to mention its economy; Panama’s dollar-based economy rests primarily on a well-developed services sector that accounts for more than three-quarters of GDP. Services include operating the Panama Canal, logistics, banking, the Colon Free Trade Zone, insurance, container ports, flGrowth will be bolstered by the Panama Canal expansion project that began in 2007 and was completed in 2016 at the cost of $5.3 billion – about 10-15% of current GDP. The expansion project will more than double the Canal’s capacity. Strong economic performance has not translated into broadly shared prosperity, as Panama has the second-worst income distribution in Latin America. About one-fourth of the population lives in poverty; however, from 2006 to 2012, poverty was reduced by 10 p.
GDP is a prominent figure, as all the relevant calculations and statistics are based on it. GDP in Panama is $55.23 billion (2015 estimate).
Another important indicator is the rate of GDP growth, which in Panama is 5.2% (2016 estimate), 5.8% (2015 estimate) 6.1% (2014 estimate).
These statistics affect the world economy; remember, in 2015, the Chinese real GDP growth rate was worse than expected; The world markets fall, and the Chinese stock exchange was temporarily suspended.
A further major factor of a country’s economy, the GDP per capita. In Panama this is $22,800 (2016 estimate) $22,100 (2015 estimate) $21,300 (2014 estimate).
In the economy, the Trinity is in common places, such as agriculture, industry, and services.
What are the agricultural products Panama produces?
Panama’s main agricultural products are bananas, rice, corn, coffee, sugarcane, vegetables; livestock; shrimp.
The essential segments are construction, brewing, cement, and other construction materials, sugar milling. The crucial and regularly mentioned GDP is based on construction, brewing, cement, other construction materials, and sugar milling.
Drinking water source in Panama
It is essential to mention that – thanks to the development of the infrastructure -, the rate of potable water improved: urban: 97.7% of the population, rural: 86.6% of the population, total: 94.7% of the population. Unimproved: urban: 2.3% of the population, rural: 11.4% of the people, total: 5.3% of the population (2015 estimate).
The average number of childbirth in Panama
In Panama, the average delivery number is 2.33 children born / woman (2016 estimate).
Population, median age, migration, and citizenship in Panama
The population’s average age is 28.9 years; male: 28.5 years, female: 29.3 years (2016 estimate). The age of adulthood varies in every country of the world in Panama; it is 18 years of age, universal.
When we are experiencing an unprecedented scale of migration and globalization, it is an important factor in the number of new immigrants. In Panama is -0.3 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2016 estimate). It is important to know how to apply for citizenship: citizenship by birth: yes. Citizenship by descent: yes. Dual citizenship recognized: no—the residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years.
Is Panama a safe destination? Healthcare services and infectious diseases in Panama
Many of the travelers are looking into the healthcare services and infectious diseases of their destinations. In Panama, the hospital beds’ density is 2.2 beds / 1,000 population (2011).
According to the WHO rating regarding contagious diseases in Panama, the degree of risk: intermediate food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea vectorborne disease: dengue fever. Note: active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses a significant risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016).
However, HIV is not curable but maintainable. Let’s do not forget when the disease surfaced; it was a world threatening condition. Unfortunately, in some countries, it is still very high the number of infected patients and fatalities due to the disease.
In Panama, the number of HIV/AIDS deaths: N/A.
Regarding tourism obesity, not an important issue, but we have to mention health statistics, as it is the plague of the 20th and the 21st century. The rate of obese adults in Panama is 26.5% (2014).
What are the natural hazards in Panama? Is there any?
Panama’s most known natural risk is the occasional severe storms and forest fires in the Darien area.
More interesting facts about Panama
A few words about the past, as every country and society, is connected to its history; Explored and settled by the Spanish in the 16th century, Panama broke with Spain in 1821 and joined a Colombia union, Ecuador, and Venezuela – named the Republic of Gran Colombia. When the latter dissolved in 1830, Panama remained part of Colombia. With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903. It promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for constructing a canal and the US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal was built by the US Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914. In 1977, an agreement was signed to complete the Canal from the US to Panama by the end of the century. Certain portions of the Zone and increasing responsibility for the Canal were turned over in the subsequent decades. With US help, dictator Manuel NORIEGA was deposed in 1989. The entire Panama Canal, the area supporting the Canal, and remaining US military bases were transferred to Panama by 1999. An ambitious expansion project to more than double the Canal’s capacity – by allowing for more Canal transits and larger ships – was carried out between 2007 and 2016.
In every nation’s memory, some cornerstones placed the country on the timeline of history. The date of declaration of independence of Panama: 3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain on 28 November 1821).
The flag and other symbols of Panama
The colors, symbols, and animals on the flag usually have a historical background or an important milestone or memory of the nation.
This case is not an exception either; divided into four, equal rectangles; the top quadrants are white (hoist side) with a blue five-pointed star in the center and plain red; the bottom quadrants are plain blue (hoist side) and white with a red five-pointed star in the center; the blue and red colors are those of the main political parties (Conservatives and Liberals respectively), and the white denotes peace between them; the blue star stands for the civic virtues of purity and honesty, the red star signifies authority and law.
Apart from the flag, the symbol of national unity is the national anthem. The anthem’s primary purpose is to share the nation’s core values, endeavors, and patriotic feelings.
National symbols of Panama: harpy eagle; national colors: blue, white, red.
Constitution of Panama
The existence of the nation is based on the constitution. Some constitutions knew worldwide, like the U.S. Constitution that was accepted on the 17th of September 1787, in Philadelphia, the United States of America’s Constitution.
It is not related to the declaration of independence that was stolen by Nicolas Cage in the movie National Treasure 🙂
What is the legal system of Panama?
Most of the time, the legal system of a country is the focus of lawyers. It is a common fact that there are two main approaches in the world, “the law in books” and “the law in action.”
In the Anglo-Saxon world, the practice is the “law in action,” while in the rest of the world, the law is based on Roman law, the “law in books.”
Panama’s legal system is a civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Justice.
It was Aristotle who founded the Theory of 3 separations of powers. In his view, these are the council of public affairs, the magistrates, and the justice system. The age of enlightenment was the time when terminologies have defined the way we still use them. In most democratic countries, the three authorities separated from each other. In dictatorships, the rules usually interweaved in one hand.
About the legislative branch of Panama, we can highlight the following structures unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (71 seats; 45 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies – populous towns and cities – by proportional representation vote and 26 directly elected in single-seat constituencies – outlying rural districts – by plurality vote; members serve 5-year terms).
About the unemployment rate, labor force, and poverty line in Panama
One of the major problems of the 21st-century economy is unemployment. Governments are struggling to maintain a low level of the unemployment rate. Still, as a result of automation, the cheap 3rd world labor, and the outsourcing of workflow, these attempts fail. In Panama, the labor force is 1.611 million (2016 estimate). Please bear in mind that the population in Panama is total: 10.1 deaths / 1,000 live births; male: 10.9 deaths / 1,000 live births, female: 9.4 deaths / 1,000 live births (2016 estimate) – as we already mentioned above.
The rate of unemployment in Panama is 4.5% (2016 estimate).
Widely known that the gap between the rich and poor is widening on an enormous scale.
According to the 2017 shocking Oxfam report, the most affluent eight people’s fortune is equal to the wealth of the poorest half of the world’s population.
In Panama, the households’ income and consumption compared to the entire population: lowest 10%: 1.1% highest 10%: 40.1% (2010 estimate).
Another widely used indicator is the so-called GINI index, which measures the inequalities of statistical dispersion, but is mainly used for measuring the sharing of income and fortune.
The GINI index was named after its founder Corrado Gini, an Italian economist. Gini index has grades between 0-1, but often it is used on a percentage basis. It is 0 if the examined criteria territorial distribution is equal. It is one of the criteria concentrated on the territory. In Panama, the GINI index is .51,9 (2010 estimate).
The states usually set up a poverty line, which is more or less, is a subjective measure. It varies by country; its base is often the minimum pension, the incomes of the most deficient 20 percent, the X percent of income per capita Etc.
In Panama, the poverty line people are the lowest 10%: 1.1% highest 10%: 40.1% (2010 estimate).
About the budget and central governments debt of Panama
The available budget mainly defines the state’s economy. Panama’s budget is; revenues: $11.7 billion, expenditures: $12.41 billion (2016 estimate). Taxes and other revenues are 21.2% of GDP (2016 estimate).
The budget deficit (Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)) is N/A.
The fiscal year in Panama is the calendar year.
In the country’s economy, we have to consider the public debt. Public debt is the consolidated sum of the state’s local, federal, and central government debt.
Inflation rate and prime lending rate in Panama
A few further interesting and relevant economic data are the following; Inflation rate: 1% (2016 estimate), 0.1% (2015 estimate), and the rate of the Commercial bank prime lending rate: 7.5% (31 December 2016 estimate).
Export/import partners and data of Panama
Panama, with the export of products, industrial tools, and other services, generates revenue. The export value in Panama is: $15.19 billion (2016 estimate), $15.92 billion (2015 estimate). The total revenue of these activities: fruit and nuts, fish, iron and steel waste, wood.
The most critical Panama export partners are the US 19.7%, Germany 13.2%, Costa Rica 7.7%, China 5.9%, Netherlands 4.1% (2015).
The most important imported products are fuels, machinery, vehicles, iron, steel rods, pharmaceuticals, and the countries where the import is coming: US 25.9%, China 9.6%, Mexico 5.1% (2015).
Renewable energies used in Panama
To suppress the pollution of the environment, renewable energies have to replace the fossil energy. The more the proportion of renewable energies in a country means more effort against pollution. Panama, the indicator of how much of the country’s produced energy is coming from the hydroelectric source, is 61.3% of total installed capacity (2012 estimate).
To indicate how much another renewable energy produced is 0% of total installed capacity (2012 estimate).
Telecommunication data of Panama, calling code
To maintain the economy, the development of a reliable and modern telecommunications infrastructure is crucial. We can say the following about Panama; domestic and international facilities well-developed. Domestic: mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has increased rapidly. International: country code – 507; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), the MAYA-1, and PAN-AM submarine cable systems that together provide links to the US and parts of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America; satellite earth (2015).
Transport infrastructure in Panama
In the 21st century, we often say that the world has become small and there are no distances anymore. With widespread air travel when (sometimes) there are no visa restrictions, it is easy to reach other countries, but if the distance is not too long, we can also use railway or water transportation.
The number of airports in Panama: 117 (2013), and the number of heliports: 3 (2013).
The total length of the roadways in Panama: 15,137 km, paved: 6,351 km, unpaved: 8,786 km (2010).
The total length of the waterways in Panama: 800 km (includes the 82-km Panama Canal that is being widened) (2011).
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Facts & data about Panama
Name of the country: conventional long way: the Republic of Panama, traditional short form: Panama, local long form: Republica de Panama, local short state: Panama, etymology: according to tradition, the name derives from a former indigenous fishing village and its nearby beach that were called “Panama” meaning “an abundance of fish.”
| Abbreviation: Panama | Geographic coordinates: 9 00 N, 80 00 W |
Country Location: Central America, and the Caribbean |
| Capital of Panama: Panama City | GPS of the Capital: 8 58 N 79 32 W |
Position: Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica |
| Land area: total: 75,420 sq km; land: 74,340 sq km, water: 1,080 sq km | Terrain: interior mostly steep, rugged mountains with dissected, upland plains; coastal plains with rolling hills |
Area comparative: somewhat smaller than South Carolina |
| Population: 3,705,246 (July 2016 estimate) | Population grow rate: 1.3% (2016 estimate) | Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s) / female, 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s) / female, 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s) / female, 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s) / female, 55-64 years: 0.98 male(s) / female, 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s) / female, total population: 1.01 male(s) / female (2016 estimate) |
| Exports: $15.19 billion (2016 estimate), $15.92 billion (2015 estimate) | Imports: $22.08 billion (2016 estimate), $22.48 billion (2015 estimate) | Import partners: US 25.9%, China 9.6%, Mexico 5.1% (2015) |
| Urbanization: urban population: 66.6% of the total population (2015) | Major urban area(s): PANAMA CITY (capital) 1.673 million (2015) | Median age: total: 28.9 years; male: 28.5 years, female: 29.3 years (2016 estimate) |
| Internet users: total: 1.873 million. Percent of the population: 51.2% (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (fixed-lines): total subscriptions: 620,436. Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 17 (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (mobile, cellular): total: 6.947 million. Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 190 (July 2015 estimate) |
| Unemployment rate: 4.5% (2016 estimate) | Nationality: Panamanian(s) adjective: Panamanian | National holidays: Independence Day, 3 November (1903) |
| Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.6 years. Male: 75.8 years, female: 81.6 years (2016 estimate) | Total fertility rate: 2.33 children born / woman (2016 estimate) | Birthrate: 18.1 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate) |
| Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write. Total population: 95%; male: 95.7%, female: 94.4% (2015 estimate) | Legal system: civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Justice | Suffrage: 18 years of age, universal |
| Industries: construction, brewing, cement and other construction materials, sugar milling | Industrial production growth rate: 4.8% (2016 estimate) | GDP real growth rate: 5.2% (2016 estimate) 5.8% (2015 estimate) 6.1% (2014 estimate) |
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