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The culture, customs, and language of the Panamanians are predominantly Caribbean Spanish. Ethnically, the majority of the population is mestizo (mixed indigenous, black and white) or mixed indigenous, West Indian, some Asian (Chinese and east Indian), and Spanish (Caucasian but includes Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Italian, Portuguese and Russian ancestry). “West Indian†redirects here. ...
Languages Predominantly Spanish, (with a minority of other languages), while Mestiços speaks Portuguese Religions Christianity (Predominantly Roman Catholic, with a minority of Protestant and other Religions) Related ethnic groups European (mostly Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian), Amerindian people, African people, Austronesian people, Hispanics and Latinos Mestizo (Portuguese, Mestiço...
The majority of Panamanians are Christian, most are Roman Catholics by centuries of Spanish colonial influence. Other faiths exist in Panama by the country's tolerance and freedom of religion, there are large Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and Hindu (under 1%) religious groups in Panama. A famous Panamanian Rod Carew, a professional baseball player in the US, was of Hispanic, West Indian, African, European and Jewish ancestry. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...
Rodney Cline Rod Carew (born October 1, 1945), is a former Major League Baseball player for the Minnesota Twins and California Angels from 1967 to 1985. ...
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Many languages, including smirf, are spoken in Panama, although Spanish is the official and dominant language. English is now a second official language, is spoken natively by the West Indian (mainly are of African origin) population, the history of American cultural influences, and as a second language by many professionals.
More than half the population lives in the Panama City-Colón metropolitan corridor. Panama City was enriched by the past century of American influences in terms of additions to the country's Latin culture, economics (the US was involved in development of roads, schools and medical care), and international trade by the nearby Panama Canal, once was under US jurisdiction: the Canal Zone territory from 1903 to 1979. This article is about the capital city of Panama. ...
Colón as seen from the ocean in January 2000 Colón is a sea port city on the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. ...
Two Panamax running the Miraflores Locks The Panama Canal (Spanish: ) is a major ship canal that traverses the Isthmus of Panama in Central America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. ...
The Panama Canal Zone (Spanish: ), was a 553 square mile (1,432 km²) territory inside of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending 5 miles (8. ...
Panama is rich in folklore and popular traditions. Brightly colored national dress is worn during local festivals and the pre-Lenten carnival season, especially for traditional folk dances like the tamborito. Lively salsa — a mixture of Latin American popular music, rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock — is a Panamanian specialty, and Rubén Blades its best-known performer. Indian influences dominate handicrafts such as the famous Kuna textile molas. Artist Roberto Lewis' Presidential Palace murals and his restoration work and ceiling in the National Theater are well known and admired. Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Caribbean rhythm that is popular in many Latino countries. ...
Rubén Blades. ...
A Kuna woman stands next to a clothesline brandishing her Mola-adorned blouse - or dulemola - on the San Blas islands of Panama. ...
More than 65,000 Panamanian students attend the University of Panama, the Technological University, and the University of Santa Maria La Antigua, a private Catholic institution. Including smaller colleges, there are 14 institutions of higher education in Panama. The first 6 years of primary education are compulsory, and there are about 357,000 students currently enrolled in grades one through six. The total enrollment in the six secondary grades is about 207,000. Nearly 90% of Panamanians are literate.
 Demographics of Panama, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands. Population: 3,191,319 (July 2006 est.) Image File history File links Panama-demography. ...
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Age structure: 0-14 years: 30.3% (male 492,403; female 472,996) 15-64 years: 63.4% (male 1,025,898; female 998,926) 65 years and over: 6.3% (male 94,122; female 106,974) (2006 est.)
Median age: total: 26.1 years male: 25.8 years female: 26.5 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.60% (2006 est.)
Birth rate: 21.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate: 5.36 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 16.37 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.75 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.22 years male: 72.68 years female: 77.87 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.68 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Ethnic groups: mestizo (mixed Amerindian, and white) 69%, (Black/West Indian) 11%, white 10%, Amerindian 5%, Asian 5% (Chinese and east Indian). The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ...
Religions: Roman Catholic almost 80%, Protestant up to 12%, Muslims 4.4%, Baha'i 1%, Buddhists 1%, Jews 0.4%, Hindu 0.2%. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...
Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...
There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ...
Known in India as the Lotus Temple, the Bahai House of Worship attracts an average of three and a half million visitors a year. ...
A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, SiddhÄrtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by...
This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ...
Languages: Spanish (official), English 14%. note: many Panamanians bilingual.
Nationality:
- noun: Panamanian(s)
- adjective: Panamanian
Ethnic groups Mestizo (mixed Amerindian, African and white) 69%, Caribbean Antillean (West Indian) 11%, white 10%, Amerindian 5%, Asian (mostly Chinese) 5% Languages Predominantly Spanish, (with a minority of other languages), while Mestiços speaks Portuguese Religions Christianity (Predominantly Roman Catholic, with a minority of Protestant and other Religions) Related ethnic groups European (mostly Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian), Amerindian people, African people, Austronesian people, Hispanics and Latinos Mestizo (Portuguese, Mestiço...
Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ...
Religions Roman Catholic almost 80%, Protestant up to 12%, Muslims 4.4%, Baha'i 1%, Buddhists 1%, Jews 0.4%, Hindu 0.2% The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...
Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...
There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ...
Known in India as the Lotus Temple, the Bahai House of Worship attracts an average of three and a half million visitors a year. ...
A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, SiddhÄrtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by...
This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ...
Languages Spanish (official), English 14%, Indigenous languages: Kuna, Embera, Ngabere, Buglere, Teribe, Woun Meu
note: many Panamanians are bilingual The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
Dulegaya (Kuna Language) The Kuna Language belongs to the Chibchan linguistic family. ...
Emberá (also Embera, Chocó proper, Chokó, Cholo) is a group of vernaculars belonging to the Choco language family in northwestern Colombia and southeastern Panama. ...
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write: - total population: 92.6%
- male: 93.2%
- female: 91.9% (2003 est.)
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