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Panama fact is a collection of data that is helpful to a traveler to Panama. Facts about Panama are a helpful guide to all business travelers and holiday makers to Panama. Panama facts comprise geographical facts, demographic facts, transport and communication facts.
Panama geographical facts
Panama, a Central American nation connects North and South America. Lying at the geographical co-ordinates of 9.00 N and 80.00 W, Panama has a total area of 78,200 sq. km. Panama has a coastline of 2,490 km and a land boundary of 555 km which it shares with Colombia in the south and Costa Rica in the north.
The Panama Canal built at the narrowest part of the isthmus is 80 km in length. It connects the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Panama.
The coastal temperature in Panama averages around 29º C throughout the year. In the interiors the temperature varies between 10ºC and 19ºC. The average yearly rainfall in Panama City is 178cm.
Panama demographic facts
The total population of Panama as per 2007 estimates is slightly above 3,242,000. Panama populace consists of 70% Mestizos, 20% Amerindians and West Indians, and 10% Whites. By religion, 85% of the people of Panama are Roman Catholics and 15% are Protestants.
The sex ratio of Panama is 1,201 males for every 1000 females. 91.9% of Panamanians are literate. Spanish is spoken by 86% of the people and English by 14%.
Panama transport and communication facts
The country of Panama has 117 airports, out of which 53 have paved runways and 64 unpaved. The length of these runways vary from about 900 meters to over 3,000 meters.
Panama railways of 355 km comprises 77 km of standard gauge (i.e. 1.435m) and 278 km of narrow gauge (i.e. 0.914m).
The roadways in Panama measure up to 11,643 km, of which 4,028 is paved and 7,615 is unpaved. Panama also has 800 km of waterways.
Communication network is another important Panama fact. In Panama there are close to 433,000 fixed line telephone users and nearly 1.7 million cellular phone users. Radio broadcast is through 101 AM stations and 134 FM stations. 38 television broadcast stations make up Panama television network.
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