Capital: Panama City.
Official Language: Spanish.
Official Name: Republica de Panama (Republic of Panama).
Area: 30,193 sq. mi. (78,200 sq. km). Greatest distances--east-west,
410 mi. (660 km); north-south, 130 mi. (209 km).
Coastline--Atlantic Ocean, 397 mi. (639 km); Pacific Ocean, 746 mi.
(1,201 km).
Elevation: Highest--Volcan Baru, 11,401 ft. (3,475 m) above sea
level. Lowest--sea level along the coasts.
Population: Estimated 1996 population--2,704,000; density, 90 persons
per sq. mi. (35 per sq. km); distribution, 55 percent urban, 45
percent rural. 1990 census--2,329,329. Estimated 2001
population--2,936,000.
Chief Products: Agriculture--bananas, rice, sugar cane, beef cattle,
milk, coffee, corn, chickens and eggs, beans.
Manufacturing--beverages, cement, petroleum products, processed
foods. Fishing--shrimp, anchovetta.
National Anthem: "Himno Nacional de la Republica de Panama"
("National Hymn of the Republic of Panama").
Money: Basic unit--balboa. See MONEY (Table).
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Porto Bello
Lirio Flower
Old Panama City
Alovera Plant of Panama
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