Capital:
Panama City
Area:
77,100 sq km / 29,768 sq ml
Language:
Spanish, English
Currency:
Balboa
Population:
2,960,784
Life expectancy:
71 (men), 75 (women)
Literacy rate:
88%
Religions:
Roman Catholic
Physical features:
Coastal plains and mountainous interior, tropical rainforest in east and north-west, Pearl Islands in Gulf of Panama
Ethnic distribution:
70% Mestizos (mixed race), 14% Indian, 10% European
Exports:
Bananas, petroleum products, copper, shrimps, sugar, coffee, timber
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