Panama

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Panama
Misc
Country CodePA
Geography
Area (sq km)75,420
Coastline (km)2,490
Highest Point (m)3,475 (Volcan Baru)
Average Elevation (m)360
People
Population3,800,644
Median Age29.50
Growth Rate1.24 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)17.60
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)5.00
Urban Population67.70 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)94.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)9.60
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)8.00 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)1.57
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)2.30
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)22.70 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)3.20 %
School life (years)13
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)10.80 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)104.100 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)5.40 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)25,400
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)38.90 %

See Also

Central America
Central America is a region found in the southern tip of North America and is sometimes defined as a subcontinent of the Americas.