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Central America & Caribbean
Republic of Panama
🗺️ Panama City, Panama
Capital city
📍 8.9836°, -79.5197°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalPanama City
TimezoneUTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population4.5M
Governmentpresidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.pa
Internet Users78%
GDP per Capita$36,400
🌍 Geography
LocationCentral America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica
Size Comparisonslightly smaller than South Carolina
Climatetropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May)
Terraininterior mostly steep, rugged mountains with dissected, upland plains; coastal plains with rolling hills
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsMestizo (mixed Indigenous and White) 65%, Indigenous 12.3% (Ngabe 7.6%, Kuna 2.4%, Embera 0.9%, Bugle 0.8%, other 0.4%, unspecified 0.2%), Black or Af...
ReligionsEvangelical 55%, Roman Catholic 33.4%, none 10.1%, unspecified 1.5% (2023 est.)
Median Age31.7 years
Life Expectancy79.2 years
National HolidayIndependence Day (Separation Day), 3 November (1903)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook