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Republic of Panama, República de Panamá. 3,000,463. National or official language: Spanish. Literacy rate: 87% to 88%. Also includes Eastern Yiddish, Hebrew, Japanese (1,200), Korean, Arabic (15,000). Information mainly from P. Cohen 1976; SIL 1970–1998. Blind population: 2,000 (1982 WCE). Deaf popul ...
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A Country Study: Panama
Library of Congress Call Number F1563 .P323 1989
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Panama
Capital : Panama City
Major Language(s) : Spanish, Creole English
Largest City : Panama City
Date of UN Membership : 13 Nov. 1945
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 967
Latitude/Longitude (at largest city) : 08°57'N 79°30'W
Currency : balboa
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 8600
Area (km2) : 75517
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 2812
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 36
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 3159
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Population mid-2000................................... 2,808,000
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)...........3,080
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 8.4
Unemployment.....................................................................13.1%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 1.8
Labor force (%) ....... 2.6
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The history of the Panama Canal goes back to 16th century. After realizing the riches of Peru, Ecuador, and Asia, and counting the time it took the gold to reach the ports of Spain, it was suggested c.1524 to Charles V, that by cutting out a piece of land somewhere in Panama, the trips would be mad ...
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STATUSRepublic
AREA78,515 sq km
CAPITALPanama City
POPULATION2,418,000
LANGUAGESSpanish
RELIGIONSRoman Catholic
CURRENCYBalboa
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