Panama
Position: Central America
Position: Central America
| International name: | Panama |
| Local name: | Panama |
| AREA ................................................ | 78.200 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 3.000.463 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 38,4 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Panama |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15% |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Balboa (PAB); US dollar (USD) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 7278 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,564 (60th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Volcan de Chiriqui 3475 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain 28 November 1821) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .pa |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +507 |
Central America country
| Panama | 24/11/2024 | 23:30 | ( GMT-5 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook