Global Network Panama
GN Code: GNPAN
Website: www.astdglobalnetworkpanama.com
President: Liliana de Duque, l.duque@invbahia.com
Steering Committee Members
Finance: Haydee De Cano, haydee_cano@yahoo.com
Communications: Alcira De Duque, alciraduque@yahoo.com
Programs: Eliana Francesca Roberts, froberts@assanet.com
Memberships: Doris De Gonzalez, dogonzalez@bacbank.com
About Brazil
National name: Republica de Panama
Language: Spanish (official), English
Capital: Panama City
Government type: Constitutional Democracy
National holiday: Independence Day, 3 November (1903)
Currency: Balboa; US dollar
Area: 30,193 sq. mile (78,200 sq. km)
Population: (2005 est.) 3,039,150
Population density: per sq. mile: 101
Age structure:
0-14 years: 29.8%
15-64 years: 63.9%
65 years and over: 6.4%
Median age:
total: 26.18 years
male: 25.89 years
female: 26.48 years
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $20.57 billion; per capita $6,900
Labor force: 1.32 million; note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor, agriculture 20.8%, industry 18%, services 61.2% (1995 est.)
Natural resources: copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower
Industries: construction, brewing, cement and other construction materials, sugar milling
Exports: $5.699 billion f.o.b.(includes the Colon Free Zone) (2004 est.)
Exports commodities: bananas, shrimp, sugar, coffee, clothing (1999)
Imports:$7.164 billion f.o.b. (includes the Colon Free Zone)(2004 est.)
Imports commodities: capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, chemicals