GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)

(Estimated 2011): $30.2 billion (US$) or (GBP)

GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)

 

GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States) 

 (Estimated 2011): $48.76 billion (US$) or (GBP)

GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $13,600 (US$) or (GBP)

 

Capital: Panama City

Population (Estimated July 2012): 3,510,045

Area: 74,177km² or 28,640mi²

Currency: Balboa (B)

Official Language: Spanish

Political Information: Presidential Republic

Official Religion: No Official Religion
(approximately 85% of the population are Roman Catholic and 15% are Protestant)

Highest Mountain: Volcan Baru at 3,475m or 11,401ft

Largest River:

Time Zone (GMT/UTC): -5:00

Wildlife:

 

Counties/Provinces/States: 9 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 3 indigenous territories* (comarcas); Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Embera-Wounaan*, Herrera, Kuna Yala*, Los Santos, Ngobe-Bugle*, Panama, Veraguas

 

Leaders: President Ricardo Martinelli and Vice President Juan Carlos Varela.

Additional: Gained independence from Spain on the 28^th of November 1821 and Gained independence from Colombia on the 3^rd of November 1903.

 

 

Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.