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The flag of Panama is composed of four equal rectangular areas — a white rectangular area with a blue five-pointed star at its center, a red rectangular area, a white rectangular area with a red five-pointed star at its center, and a blue rectangular area — in the upper hoist side, upper fly side, lower fly side and lower hoist side respectively.

Panama

Republic of Panama

Central AmericaPAPAN

Population

4.31M

Capital

Panama City

Country Overview

Geography

Basic Information

Common Name: Panama
Official Name: Republic of Panama
Region: Central America
Population: 4.31M

Codes & Identifiers

Alpha-2 Code: PA
Alpha-3 Code: PAN
Olympic Code: 591
Area: 75,417 km²

Time Zones

UTC-05:00

Languages

Spanish

Continents

North America

Currencies

B/. - Panamanian balboa (PAB)
$ - United States dollar (USD)

International Associations

Association information not available

Bordering Countries

Colombia Costa Rica

Geographic Location

Coordinates: -79.53°, 8.99°

Panama is located in , specifically in the Central America region. It shares borders with 2 countries.

About Panama

The capital city, Panama City, serves as the country's political and often cultural center. The language spoken include Spanish.

Geographic Facts

Our planet has seven continents and five oceans.
Earth's circumference at the equator is approximately 40,075 kilometers.
About 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water.