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  1. Date of Independence: November 3, 1903 (from Colombia)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: October 11, 1972
  3. Population: 2,778,526 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 29,157 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Panama City
  6. Form of Government: constitutional republic
  7. Natural Resources: copper, timber, shrimp
  8. Main Industries: construction, petroleum processing, brewing, cement, construction materials, sugar refining, fishing
  9. Agriculture: bananas, rice, corn, coffee, sugarcane, vegetables, livestock
  10. Currency: balboa 
  11. GDP: $19.9 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $7,300 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Spanish (official), English
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations)
  15. Literacy Rate: 91%
  16. Life Expectancy:    72 years (male)
  17.                 78 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 22 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 5 deaths per 1,000 population