ACT Alliance

ACT in Panama

Organisations funding work in Panama

• Bread for the World
• Canadian Lutheran World Relief

About Panama

• Population: 3.4 million (UN, 2008)
• Capital: Panama City
• Area: 75,517 sq km (29,157 sq miles)
• Major languages: Spanish, English
• Major religion: Christianity
• Life expectancy: 73 years (men), 78 years (women) (UN)
• Monetary unit: 1 balboa = 100 cents
• Main exports: Bananas, fish, shrimp, petroleum products
• GNI per capita: US $5,510 (World Bank, 2007)