- Officially: Republic of Panama
- Capital: Panama City
Facts
- Population: 3.6 million
- Languages: Spanish, English
- Religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 74 years (men), 79 years (women)
- Currency: balboa (US Dollar is often exchanged)
Geography
- Area: 75,517 sq km (29,157 sq miles)
- At the intersection of North and South America
Notes
- Panama has the largest rain forest in the Western Hemisphere outside the Amazon Basin.
- Every year more than 15,000 vessels (commercial and private) make the eight-hour journey through the Panama Canal, which makes a substantial contribution to the country’s economy
- This region was part of Colombia until secession in 1903
- One of the top 10 countries on Gallop’s Positive Experience Index (2019)
News & Resources
This page was last updated on 2021.03.18 by Robert Vinet