Internet in Panama
| Population | 2,856,000 |
| Rural population (% of total pop.), 1999 | 43.96 |
| GDP per capita (Purchasing Power Parity, PPP) (US$) | US$6,169 |
| Global Competitiveness Index Ranking (2001-02) | 53 |
| UNDP Human Dvlpmnt. Index Ranking (2001, adjusted to GITR* sample) | 41 |
| Main telephone lines/100 inhabitants | 16.42 |
| Telephone faults/100 main telephone lines | 52.00 |
| Internet hosts/10,000 inhabitants | 52.82 |
| Personal Computers/100 inhabitants | 3.15 |
| Piracy rate (%) | 64.00 |
| % PCs connected to Internet | 1.37 |
| Internet users per host | 36.44 |
| Internet users/100 inhabitants | 1.60 |
| Cell phone subscribers/100 inhabitants | 8.27 |
| Avg. mnthly. cost/20 hrs. of Internet access (US$) | 24.00 |
* Global Information Technology Report
Source: Center for International Development at Harvard University
Articles, Papers & Books
- .pa Center for International Development at Harvard University, PDF
- Panama: New E-commerce Law in Panama Alfa-Redi
- Panama's New E-commerce Law: The First One in the Region Pardini & Associates, 11/21/02
- Panama seeks digital dividend BBC News, 9/6/01
Digital Divide, Digital Inclusion, Universal
Service 
- Foro Internacional e-Panamá 6-7 de abril de 2004
- Portal e-Panamá
Organizations & Regulations
- Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias República de Panamá
- Network Information Center, Panamá
- Network Startup Resource Center, Panamá
- PANNet Red Académica y de Investigación Nacional, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
Statistics & Analysis
- Communications Panama Information from the CIA World Factbook