AREA ................................................
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78.200
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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3.000.463 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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38,4 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Panama
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Balboa (PAB); US dollar (USD)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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7278 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,564 (60th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Pacific Ocean 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Volcan de Chiriqui 3475 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain 28 November 1821)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.pa
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+507
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