|
Country
|
Panama | 
Belarus |
|
Leader
|
President: Juan Carlos Varela
|
President: Alexander Lukashenko
|
|
Population
|
3,608,431
| 9,608,058
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
78.300 years
| 72.150 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Panama
| Minsk
|
|
Largest city
|
| Panama (population: 408,168) | Minsk (population: 1,742,120) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.832
| 0.817
|
| GDP per capita |
$16,500 US
| $16,100 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
91.9%
| 99.6%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
3.4
| 2
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
16.7%
| 32.5%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
| 1.000%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Legal
|
| |
|
Political System
|
constitutional democracy
| republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship
|
|
Independence date
|
3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain 28 November 1821)
| 25 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
|
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
| Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
|
| Languages |
Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual
| Belarusian, Russian, other
|
| Exports |
| machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs
|
| External Debt |
| $1,204,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
| Belarusian rubles (BYB/BYR) per US dollar - 2,130 (2008 est.), 2,145 (2007), 2,144.6 (2006), 2,150 (2005), 2,160.26 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 1.200%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 19
|
| Location |
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica
| Eastern Europe, east of Poland
|
| Area |
75,420 km sq
| 207,600 km sq
|
| Coastline |
2,490 km
| 0 km
|
| Climate |
tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May)
| cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime
|
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