Capital : Panama City
Major Language(s) : Spanish, Creole English
Largest City : Panama City
Date of UN Membership : 13 Nov. 1945
Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 967
Currency : balboa
GDP (million US$, 1997) : 8600
Area (km²) : 75517
Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 2812
Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 36
GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 3159
Urban Population (%, 1990-99) : 55
Rate of Urban Growth Population (% per annum, 1990-99): 2,1
Source: 2002, United Nations Publications.