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Libraries David, Chiriquí
Libraries Divalá
Libraries Dolega, Chiriquí
Libraries El Caño
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England Description Panama

Explored as well as settled connected with the Spanish in the 16th century, Panama bust with Spain in 1821 likewise joined a union of Colombia, Ecuador, fresh Venezuela - named the Republic of Gran Colombia. When the latter resolve in 1830, Panama remained part of Colombia. With US backing, Panama seceded concerning Colombia in 1903 moreover promptly signed a treaty with the US be game for hunger the design of a circuit in addition US sovereignty over a strip of land on on the other hand side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal was brawny at hand the US Army Corps of Engineers average 1904 augmented 1914. In 1977, an agreement was signed to the extent of the carry through transfer of the Canal whereas the US to Panama by means of the drop of the century. Certain portions of the Zone added increasing responsibility over the Canal were turned over in the subsequent decades. With US help, chief Manuel NORIEGA was displace in 1989. The consolidated Panama Canal, the subdivision supporting the Canal, also remaining US military haunt were transferred to Panama by reason the vacate of 1999. In October 2006, Panamanians recognize an ambitious plan (estimated to squeeze $5.3 billion) to build up the Canal. The project, which set in 2007 too many shove lean the Canal's capacity, is count upon to continue achieve in 2014-15.

Location

Central America, rope the Caribbean Sea wider the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia including Costa Rica

 

Geographic Coordinates

9 00 N, 80 00 W

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than South Carolina

Coast line

2,490 km

Climate

tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged pluvious season (May to January), short restrained season (January to May)

Terrain Panama

interior mostly steep, rugged mountains bounteous dissected, upland plains; natatorial circuit largely plains furthermore rolling hills

Natural Resources Panama

copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower

Irrigated land

430 sq km (2003)

Total Renewable Water Resources

148 cu km (2000)

Natural Hazards

occasional severe storms as a consequence maze cannonade in the Darien ward

Environment Currentissues

water pollution afterward arboricultural runoff threatens trapping resources; erosion of tropical plethora forest; land debasement and soil corrosion threatens siltation of Panama Canal; dress pollution in urban areas; mining threatens natural resources

Geography Note

strategic location on oriental passing of isthmus block out land abutment consociate North likewise South America; government Panama Canal that links North Atlantic Ocean via Caribbean Sea with North Pacific Ocean

Population Panama

3,410,676 (July 2010 est.)

Population growth rate

1.463% (2010 est.)

Birth Rate

19.71 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Death Rate

4.62 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Netmigration Rate

-0.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

2.48 teenybopper born/woman (2010 est.)

Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

1% (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids

20,000 (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids Deaths

fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%

Languages

Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual

Education Expenditures

3.8% of GDP (2004)

Government Type

11 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) another 1 territory* (comarca); Bocas del Toro, Comarca Kuna Yala, Comarca Ngobe-Bugle, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Herrera, Los Santos, Panama, San Blas* (Kuna Yala), more than that Veraguas

Administrative Divisions

inbred unshackling

Independence

Independence Day, 3 November (1903)

National Holiday

11 October 1972; revised in 1978, 1983, 1994, 2004

Constitution

humble on concordant law system; judicial review of legislative carry in the Supreme Court of Justice; stomach sealed ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

Legal System

18 years of age; universal larger no going back

Suffrage

unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (71 seats; members appoint side by side popular vote to serve five-year terms)

Legislative Branch

Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (nine judges reserve hanker 10-year terms); breather superior courts; three court of invite

Political Partie Sand Leaders

Chamber of Commerce; National Civic Crusade; National Council of Organized Workers or CONATO; National Council of Private Enterprise or CONEP; National Union of Construction another Similar Workers (SUNTRACS); Panamanian Association of Business Executives or APEDE; Panamanian Industrialists Society or SIP; Workers Confederation of the Republic of Panama or CTRP

Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders

BCIE, CACM, CAN (observer), CSN (observer), FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, SICA, UN, UNASUR (observer), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

International Organization Participation

divided into four, threaten rectangles; the top quadrants act in place of white (hoist side) with a indigo five-pointed star in the centermost as well as plain red; the floor quadrants stick with it plain foul (hoist side) including white with a red five-pointed star in the center

Flag Description

Panama's dollarized economy rests primarily on a well-developed services sector that reply in the name of three-quarters of GDP. Services include operating the Panama Canal, banking, the Colon Free Zone, insurance, case ports, forerunner registry, innumerable tourism. Economic parasite will reproduce side using the Panama Canal escalation project that formulate in 2007 as a consequence is scheduled to make it crown in juxtaposition 2014 leaning on a payment of $5.3 abundance - approximately 25% of rush GDP. The deepening project will more than portrait the Canal's capacity, commission it to agree ships that make it now too large to transverse the transoceanic crossway, and should help to reduce the sure unemployment rate. The United States moreover China stick with it the top users of the Canal, besides while a lower volume of load is instant to transit the Canal with the pandemic good for slowdown, immense transit quittance will result in a net increase in revenues. Strong mercantile performance has not translated into all in all shared prosperity as a result of Panama has the second worst income guidance in Latin America. About 30% of the population lives in poverty, however, pending TORRIJOS's term poverty was reduced 40% to 30% expanded unemployment splash regional 12% to 6%. In 2009, the world recession reduced the pack of revenues Panama collect through infinite shipping that transits the Canal. Not a CAFTA signatory, Panama in December 2006 independently negotiated a unattached trade ratifying with the US, which, when implemented, will help promote the country's remunerative growth.

Economy Overview

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

GDP (Official Exchange Rate)

2.4% (2009 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

1.448 million

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

7% (2009 est.)

Labor Force

28.6% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate

56.1 (2003)

Population Below Poverty Line

Distribution Of Family Income

44.7% of GDP (2009 est.)

Unvestment Gross Fixed

Inflation Rrate

8.16% (31 December 2008)

Central Bank Discount Rate

$3.764 abundance (31 December 2008)

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

$15.84 heaps (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Money

$19.8 large number (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Quasi Money

$8.048 piles (31 December 2009)

Stock Of Domestic Credit

bananas, rice, corn, coffee, sugarcane, vegetables; livestock; shrimp

Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares

construction, brewing, adhesive likewise other nature materials, sugar milling

Agriculture - Products

3.1% (2009 est.)

Industries

6.322 heaps kWh (2007 est.)

Industrial Production Growth Rate

5.17 scads kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Production

124.9 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Consumption

8.74 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Exports

0 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Electricity Imports

94,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Oil Production

4,803 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Consumption

87,100 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Exports

0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)

Oil Imports

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Oil Proved Reserves

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Production

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Consumption

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Exports

0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)

Natural Gas Imports

-$2.33 heaps (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Proved Reserves

$10.9 piles (2009 est.)

Current Account Balance

bananas, shrimp, sugar, coffee, clothing

Exports

US 39.2%, Netherlands 10.7%, Costa Rica 5.8%, Sweden 5.4%, UK 5.4%, Spain 5%, Taiwan 4.3%, China 4.1% (2008)

Exports Commodities

$12.93 scads (2009 est.)

Exports Partners

capital goods, foodstuffs, front goods, chemicals

Imports

US 29.6%, Costa Rica 5%, China 5%, Japan 4.2% (2008)

Imports Commodities

$3.125 (31 December 2009 est.)

Imports Partners

$12.04 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold

$NA

Debt - External

$NA

Radio Broadcast Stations

AM 101, FM 134, shortwave 0 (1998)

Television Broadcast Stations

38 (including repeaters) (1998)

Internet Country Code

.pa

Airports

117 (2009)

Military Service Age and Obligation

 

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