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Poverty level in Panama has gradually decreased as time goes on. This is because the country has developed better economy, education, job opportunities, etc. Since more people are acquiring jobs through education, less people are in poverty.

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Much of Panama's population began living in cities during the 20th century. Panamanians are predominantly urban, but the country is still less urban than most Latin American countries. A third of the population live hamlets/isolated dwellings.

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STAGE 3 COUNTRY IMPROVED BY...
- Economic System
- Education levels, decrease in poverty
- Stable population growth (not over/underpopulated)
- Resources+urbanization

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Panama has a population of 4.4 million. The majority of the population is younger, for both men and women. Panama has a slightly higher population of men of 50.4%, and 49.6% women.

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The left chart displays that the majority of Panama's population is Roman Catholic and the rest are protestants, possessing the same beliefs. On the right chart, most of Panama's population is Mestizo, and second most common ethnicity being Amerindian.

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Political map of Panama. Panama is enclosed by north of the Caribbean Sea, and  south of the Pacific Ocean. It's prime cities include Panama City, David, Santiago, Tocumen, Chitre, and Las Cumbres.

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Panama is a representative democracy using three sections of government including executive, legislative, and judicial branches. It's government is Republic, Unitary State, Presidential system, and Constitutional republic.

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Since a portion of Panama's people are Roman Catholic, they believe that men and women are treated equally. Women in Panama have the rights to make decisions on their own behalf, which contributes to why the fertility rate is at an average of 2.4 children per woman.

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Panama's GDP had it's major increase around 2010, which stopped when it hit 2020. It had decreased around 2020-2021 due to government spending reductions and increasing interest rates.

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Based on Panama's statistics, Panama is most likely to expand at a steady rate. The country has pretty average rates, meaning it won't increase/decrease at a rapid speed. By 2025, Panama should have a population of 4.6 million.

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Nearly 87% of students are enrolled in public education in Panama. Panama hosts a growing number of higher education institutions and its public universities are tuition free. Unemployment rate has decreased, meaning Panama's education levels are developing.

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Panama has available natural resources such as copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, and hydropower. It's main exports include fishing/sea products, bananas, petroleum products, sugar, and coffee.