Republic of Panama
República de Panamá  (Spanish)
Motto: "Pro Mundi Beneficio"  (Latin)
"For the Benefit of the World"
58.1% Mestizo
14% Black and Mulatto
6.7% Amerindian
8.6% White
5.5% Asian
7.1% other (2000) [1]
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from Spain
28 November 1821
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3 November 1903
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Total
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Water (%)
2.9
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July 2008 estimate
3,309,679 (133rd)
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May 2000 census
2,839,177
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43/km2 (156th)
111/sq mi