Republic of Panama República de Panamá  (Spanish)
Motto:
Anthem:
Capital and largest city	Panama City
Official languages	Spanish
English Miskito Garifuna
Ethnic groups	68% Amerindian–Mestizo 15% Black 10% White 6% Amerindian 1% other
Demonym(s)	Panamanian
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President	Laurentino Cortizo
• Vice President	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	Balboa United States dollar (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%).