Capital of Panama:
Panama City Area of Panama: 75,417 km² (29,119 mi²) (
118th)
Population of Panama: 4,515,577 (
129th)
- (2024 est.)Location: located on the Isthmus of Panama in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica.
Languages of Panama: Spanish (official), Indigenous languages (including Ngabere (
Guaymí),
Buglere, Kuna,
Emberá,
Wounaan, Naso (
Teribe), and
Bribri), Panamanian English Creole (a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere, also known as Guari Guari and Colon
Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole.
Religions of Panama: Evangelical 55%,
Roman Catholic 33.4%, none 10.1%, unspecified 1.5% (2023 est.)
Currency:
Balboa (PAB)
United States dollar (USD)
Calling code: (
+507)
Organizations: United Nations
Border countries (2):
Colombia 225 km,
Costa Rica 330 km.
Coastline: 2,490 km
Maritime boundaries: Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean
Administrative divisions of Panama
9 provinces (provincias, sing. – provincia):
Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Herrera, Los Santos, Panama and Veraguas. 5 comarcas: Nobe Bugle, Kuna Yala, Wagandí, Madugandí y Enbera Wonan.
Natural resources: Copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower.