Panama Facts and Figures.

Panama Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Panama Panama City 75,517 sq km 29,157 sq mi PEOPLE Population 3,292,693 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 1.53 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 4,109,552 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 5,038,122 (2050 estimate) Population density 43 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 112 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 58 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 42 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Panama City 813,097 (2005 estimate) San Miguelito 339,090 (2005 estimate) Colón 198,551 (2005 estimate) David 138,241 (2005 estimate) P enonomé 79,962 (2005 estimate) Ethnic groups Mestizo 70 percent Native American and mixed black 14 percent Caucasian (white) 10 percent Native American 6 percent Languages Spanish (official), English, Creole; Kuna, Guaym*, and many indigenous dialects NOTE: Many Panamanians are bilingual. Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 77 percent Protestant 12 percent Muslim 4 percent O ther 7 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 75.2 years (2008 estimate) Female 77.7 years (2008 estimate) Male 72.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 16 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 595 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 400 people (2002) Literacy rate Total 93 percent (2005 estimate) Female 92.4 percent (2005 estimate) Male 93.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 4.6 percent (2002-2003) 6 years (2002-2003) 24 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal and compulsory at age 18 Constitution 11 October 1972; amended 1983, 1998 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 0 (1997) 0.9 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $17.1 billion (2006) $5,200.60 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 8.2 percent (2006) I ndustry 18.6 percent (2006) Services 73.2 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 1,503,227 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 16 percent (2005) I ndustry 17 percent (2005) Services 67 percent (2005) Unemployment rate 12.3 percent (2004) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $2,736 million (2001) Total expenditure $3,017 million (2001) Monetary unit 1 balboa (B), consisting of 100 centésimos Major trade partners for exports United States, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Sweden, and Germany Major trade partners for imports United States, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, and Japan ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 47.94 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 51.78 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) 0.28 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 299 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 136 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 195 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 23 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 62 (1996) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 107 (2002) 35 percent (1999) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.