Republic of Panama República de Panamá (Spanish) | |
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Motto: | |
Anthem: | |
Capital and largest city | Panama City |
Official languages | Spanish |
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Ethnic groups |
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Demonym(s) | Panamanian |
Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
Laurentino Cortizo | |
Jose Gabriel Carrizo | |
Legislature | National Assembly |
Independence | |
• from Spain | November 28, 1821 |
• from Colombia | November 3, 1903 |
Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (118th) |
• Water (%) | 2.9 |
Population | |
• January 2013 census | 4,100,000 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (156th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $55.797 billion |
• Per capita | $15,265 |
GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $34.819 billion |
• Per capita | $9,526 |
Gini (2009) | ▼ 52 high |
HDI (2013) | 0.780 high · 59th |
Currency | (PAB, USD) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +507 |
ISO 3166 code | PA |
Internet TLD | .pa |
Panama is a country in North America. Its official name is the Republic of Panama, and it is most famous for the Panama Canal. Countries bordering Panama are Costa Rica in the Northwest and Colombia in the Southeast. Panama is between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Most of the people in Panama are Roman Catholic (about 80%).
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