Other Definitions
panama (dest)
panama (enc)
|
Panama Population: 2 735 943 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 32% (male 446 001; female 428 532) 15-64 years: 62% (male 864 382; female 841 870) 65 years and over: 6% (male 74 529; female 80 629) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.56% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 21.99 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 5.14 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -1.28 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 24 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 74.47 years male: 71.73 years female: 77.31 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.57 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Panamanian(s) adjective: Panamanian Ethnic groups: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 70% Amerindian and mixed (West Indian) 14% white 10% Amerindian 6% Religions: Roman Catholic 85% Protestant 15% Languages: Spanish (official) English 14% note: many Panamanians bilingual Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.8% male: 91.4% female: 90.2% (1995 est.) To view native costume see: http://members.xoom.com/Wind_Dancer/polleras.html
|
 |