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          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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