Population: 2,373,053 (July 1989), growth rate 2.1% (1989)

Birth rate: 26 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: NEGL migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 23 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 71 years male, 75 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 3.1 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Panamanian(s); adjective--Panamanian

Ethnic divisions: 70% mestizo (mixed Indian and European ancestry), 14% West Indian, 10% white, 6% Indian

Religion: over 93% Roman Catholic, 6% Protestant

Language: Spanish (official); 14% speak English as native tongue; many Panamanians bilingual

Literacy: 90%

Labor force: 770,472 (1987); 27.9% government and community services; 26.2% agriculture, hunting, and fishing; 16% commerce, restaurants, and hotels; 10.5% manufacturing and mining; 5.3% construction; 5.3% transportation and communications; 4.2% finance, insurance, and real estate; 2.4% Canal Zone; shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor

Organized labor: 17% of labor force (1986)

NOTE: The information regarding Panama on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Panama People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Panama People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.