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Traveling to Panama
Panama is closer than you
think.
Panama can be reached easily from the United States. Eight major US cities
offer direct daily flights to Panama City: Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Los
Angeles, Miami, New York, Newark, and Orlando. Among the airlines offering
flights from the US are American Airlines, Continental Airlines, COPA
(Panama’s national airline) and Delta.
Panama City’s main Airport is Tocumen Airport. There are flights from Panama
City to David in Chiriqui Province in western Panama. This airport is being
enlarged to accommodate international flights.
| Country (long form):
| Republic of Panama |
| Capital:
| Panama |
| Total Area:
| 30,193.19 sq mi
78,200.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than South Carolina) |
| Population:
| 2,845,647 (July 2001 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050:
| 3,849,328 |
| Languages:
| Spanish (official), English 14%
note* many Panamanians bilingual |
| Literacy:
| 90.8% total, 91.4% male, 90.2% female (1995
est.) |
| Religions:
| Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15% |
| Life Expectancy:
| 72.94 male, 78.53 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type:
| Constitutional democracy |
| Currency:
| 1 balboa (B) = 100 centesimos |
| GDP (per capita):
| $6,000 (2000 est.) |
| Industry:
| Construction, petroleum refining, brewing,
cement and other construction materials, sugar milling |
| Agriculture:
| Bananas, rice, corn, coffee, sugarcane,
vegetables; livestock; shrimp |
| Arable Land:
| 7% |
| Natural Resources:
| Copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower |
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