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Panama - GENERAL INFORMATION
 
Population - Local time - Languages - Religion - Political system - Climate - Tourism - Food



Population



Main Cities Population
Panama   910,000  
Colon   154,000  
David   112,000  
Penonome   67,000  
Santiago   67,000  
Puerto Armuelles   66,000  



Total population (millions): 3
Source: World Bank 2004

Urban population: 57%
Source: World Bank 2004

Average annual population growth: 1.5%
Source: World Bank 2004

Surface area (km²) : 75,520


Population origin

Origin of the population% Of the population
Half-caste65
African15
Native European10
Indian6
Asian4


Local time


It is %T:%M %A in Panama


GMT-5


Languages


Official language: Spanish
Business languages: Spanish and English, due to numerous relations, business connections and others, with the United States

Free translation tools in Panama :
Babel Fish
Free English-Spanish-English translation of texts and web pages

Systran
Free French-Spanish-French translation of texts and web pages

Dictionarios.com
Free Spanish-Catalan-English-French Dictionary



Religion


Religious practises : Catholics 80%
Protestants 10%
Muslims 5%
Others 5%.


Political system


Panama is a presidential republic, the President of the Republic is elected by direct universal suffrage every 5 years, he cannot stand as a candidate for the two following terms. President: Martin TORRIJOS since 09/01/04.


Climate

 


Tourism

Number of visitors in Panama 2002 2003 2004 World rank
Number of visitors (1000) 534   566   652   n.a.
Source : World Tourisme Organization, data available in November 2005

 

Tourist sites


The numerous islands which are spread over in the Pacific Ocean as well as in the Caribbean Sea.
The vast plain of Darien.

For more information about tourism in Panama , check out the following web site(s) :
IPAT (Panama Tourims Bureau)


Food


Traditional dishes


Ceviche: fish fillet marinaded in a lemon sauce with onions and peppers.
Palacones of platano: fried plantains.

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