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Filed Under (Dond estamos, Panama) by elmundoenbici on 28-11-2009
Panama
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama
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| Capital (and largest city) |
Panama City 8°58′N 79°32′W / 8.967°N 79.533°W / 8.967; -79.533 |
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| Official languages | Spanish | |
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| Ethnic groups | 58.1% Mestizo 14% Black and Mulatto 6.7% Amerindian 8.6% White 5.5% Asian 7.1% other (2000) [1] |
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| Demonym | Panamanian | |
| Government | Constitutional Democracy | |
| – | President | Ricardo Martinelli |
| – | Vice President | Juan Carlos Varela |
| Independence | ||
| – | from Spain | 28 November 1821 |
| – | from Colombia | 3 November 1903 |
| Area | ||
| – | Total | 75,517 km2 (118th) 29,157 sq mi |
| – | Water (%) | 2.9 |
| Population | ||
| – | July 2008 estimate | 3,220,000 (133rd) |
| – | May 2001 census | 2,839,178 |
| – | Density | 43/km2 (156th) 111/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate | |
| – | Total | $38.667 billion[2] |
| – | Per capita | $11,361[2] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate | |
| – | Total | $23.088 billion[2] |
| – | Per capita | $6,784[2] |
| Gini (2002) | 46.5 | |
| HDI (2007) | ▲ 0.840 (high) (58th) | |
| Currency | Balboa, U.S. dollar (PAB, USD) |
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| Time zone | (UTC-5) | |
| Internet TLD | .pa | |
| Calling code | +507 | |
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (Spanish: República de Panamá; pronounced [re̞ˈpuβ̞lika ð̞e̞ panaˈma]), is the southernmost country of both Central America and, in turn, North America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The capital is Panama City.
Panama is an international business center, and has the largest economy in Central America, followed by Guatemala, Costa Rica and El Salvador.[3] It is also the fastest growing economy and the largest per capita consumer in Central America.[4][5]
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