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GeographyLocation: Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica
Area: Land boundaries: total 555 km, Colombia 225 km, Costa Rica 330 km Coastline: 2,490 km
PeoplePopulation: 2,680,903 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.9% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 24.12 births/1,000 population Death rate: 4.79 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -0.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 15.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 2.8 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: mestizo (mixed Indian and European ancestry) 70%, West Indian 14%,white 10%, Indian 6% Religions: Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15% Languages: Spanish (official), English 14%
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
Government
Names:
Type: constitutional republic Capital: Panama Independence: 3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain 28 November 1821) Constitution: 11 October 1972; major reforms adopted April 1983
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $12.3 billion National product real growth rate: 3.6% National product per capita: $4,670 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.8% Unemployment rate: 12.9%
Electricity:
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| The Mother Nature was kind to Olympic athletes and spectators. The average high temperature during the Games was 89 degrees with an average low of 72 degrees. Highest temperature registered (20 July) - 99 degrees. Lowest high temperature registered is 79 degrees (28 July). |