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Helping Farmers and the Watershed in Panama
Publication Date: May 10, 2007

Topics: Environment, Watershed/Natural Resource Management
Geographic Areas: Panama

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From Awareness to Action: Sustainable Solutions for a Better Environment 3.98 MB
Publication Date: July 12, 2007

Topics: Environment
Approaches: Behavior Change
Geographic Areas: Egypt, El Salvador, Indonesia, Panama, Tanzania

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PASCA (Central America HIV/AIDS Prevention Program)
Topics: Anti-Stigma & Discrimination, Care & Support, Community Mobilization, HIV/AIDS, Prevention
Approaches: Training
Geographic Areas: Nicaragua, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Latin America & the Carribean, El Salvador, Panama, Belize

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Panamaat a Glance

LocationCentral America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica

Population3,039,150

Population Growth Rate 1.26%

ReligionsRoman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%

LanguagesSpanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 93.2%
female: 91.9% (2003 est.)

Related Resources

CIA Factbook-Panama