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- SOME FACTS ABOUT PANAMA -

 
Panama is a land to be discovered. Other thinks To Do besides birding: 
City Tour, Panama Canal Cruise, Indian Village visit, Snorkeling, Scuba Diving, White Water Rafting, Sport Fishing, Sailing, Surfing, Golf, Shoping...More information on the above can be find in Jacana Tours, a sister company of  B by B Tour. 

WEATHER: Days are warm to hot, nights much cooler; temperatures range from 32C (90F) during 
the daytime to 21C (70F) in the evening practically year-round. Humidity is always high at about 80 percent. The rainy season 
takes place between May and November, and summer season from December to April. Birding is all year round.

More facts about Panama: 

Panama is a narrow land bridge connecting North and South America. The Panama Canal, built by the United States after 
Panama's independence from Colombia in 1903, joins the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In 1999 Panama assumed full control of 
the Panama Canal.

ECONOMY

Industry: food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, textiles.
Agriculture: coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton; beef, veal.                          Turism: is becoming our number two national income after the Canal of Panama


Population: 3,232,000
Capital: Panama City; 930,000
Area: 75,517 square kilometers (29,157 square miles)
Language: Spanish, English
Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant
Currency: The Balboa = US dollar
Life Expectancy: 74
GDP per Capita: U.S. $6,200
Literacy Percent: 93                                                                                          Go Back

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