Republic of Panama República de Panamá (Spanish) | |
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Motto: "Pro Mundi Beneficio" "For the Benefit of the World" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Panama City 8°58′N 79°32′W / 8.967°N 79.533°W |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Ethnic groups (2010[1]) |
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| Religion (2015)[2] | 91.5% Christianity —63.2% Roman Catholic —25.0% Protestant —3.3% Other Christian 7.6% No religion 0.9% Other religions |
| Demonym(s) | Panamanian |
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
| Laurentino Cortizo | |
| Jose Gabriel Carrizo | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Independence | |
• from Spanish Empire | November 28, 1821 |
• union with Gran Colombia | December 1821 |
• from Republic of Colombia | November 3, 1903 |
| November 13, 1945 | |
| October 11, 1972 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 75,417 km2 (29,119 sq mi)[3] (116th) |
• Water (%) | 2.9 |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 4,176,869[4][5] |
• 2010 census | 3,405,813[6] |
• Density | 56/km2 (145.0/sq mi) (122nd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $121.749 billion[7] (80th) |
• Per capita | $28,456[7] (57th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $73.369 billion[7] (70th) |
• Per capita | $17,148[7] (52nd) |
| Gini (2017) |  49.9[8]high |
| HDI (2019) |  0.815[9]very high · 57th |
| Currency | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +507 |
| ISO 3166 code | PA |
| Internet TLD | .pa |
Panama
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a transcontinental country in Central America and South America, bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half the country's 4 million people.