| Population :
| 3,000,463 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 30,20%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 461 427.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 443 932.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 63,60%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 967 490.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 940 344.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 6,20%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 88 611.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 98 659.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 25.9 years .
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| Median age male :
| 25.6 years .
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| Median age female :
| 26.2 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 1.31% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 20.36 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 6.39 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| -0.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.9 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 23.08 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 18.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 72.14 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 69.82 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 74.56 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 2.49 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| 0.9% (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 16,000 (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| less than 500 (2003 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Panamanian(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Panamanian .
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| Ethnic groups :
| mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 70%, Amerindian and mixed (West Indian) 14%, white 10%, Amerindian 6% .
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| Religions :
| Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15% .
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| Languages :
| Spanish (official), English 14% .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 92,60%.
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| Literacy male :
| 93,20%.
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| Literacy female :
| 91.9% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| constitutional democracy .
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| Independence :
| 3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain 28 November 1821) .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 3 November (1903) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal and compulsory .
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| Economy overview :
| Panama's dollarised economy rests primarily on a well-developed services sector that accounts for three-fourths of GDP. Services include operating the Panama Canal, banking, the Colon Free Zone, insurance, container ports, flagship registry, and tourism. A slump in Colon Free Zone and agricultural exports, the global slowdown, and the withdrawal of US military forces held back economic growth in 2000-03. The government has been backing public works programs, tax reforms, new regional trade agreements, and development of tourism in order to stimulate growth. Unemployment remains at an unacceptably high level. .
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| Population below poverty line :
| 37% (1999 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 20.8%, industry 18%, services 61.2% (1995 est.) .
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| Agriculture products :
| bananas, rice, corn, coffee, sugarcane, vegetables; livestock; shrimp .
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| Industries :
| construction, petroleum refining, brewing, cement and other construction materials, sugar milling .
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| Exports commodities :
| bananas, shrimp, sugar, coffee, clothing (1999) .
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| Exports partners :
| US 19.8%, Germany 11.5%, Peru 7.2%, Belgium 6.7%, Japan 6.3%, Italy 4.2% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 3 November (1903) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 3 November (1903) .
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| Internet users :
| 120,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| Refrain :
Alcanzamos por fin la victoria
en el campo feliz de la unión;
con ardientes fulgores de gloria
se ilumina la nueva nacion.
Couplets :
Es preciso cubrir con un velo
del pasado el calvario y la cruz ;
y que adorne el azul de tu cielo
de concordia la esplendida luz.
El progreso acaricia tus lares
al compás de sublime canción ;
ves rugir a tus pies ambos mares
que dan rumbo a tu noble misión.
En tu suelo cubierto de flores,
a los besos del tibio terral,
terminaron guerreros fragores ;
solo reina el amor fraternal.
Adelante la pica y la pala,
al trabajo sin mas dilación ;
y seremos asi prez y gala,
de este mundo feraz de Colón..
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