Country name: |
Panama |
Capital: |
Panama City |
Country code: |
360 |
Continent: |
Central America and Caribbean |
Currency name: |
United States dollar |
Independence: |
1903-11-03 00:00:00 |
Independent from: |
3 November 1903 from Colombia; became independent from Spain on 28 November 1821 |
Total area (km2): |
75,420 |
Land area (km2): |
74,340 |
Water area (km2): |
1,080 |
Population: |
3,559,408 |
Population note: |
3,559,408 (July 2013 est.) |
Official language: |
Spanish |
All languages: |
Spanish (official), English 14%
note: many Panamanians are bilingual |
Time zone: |
EST (UTC−5) |
Date format: |
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Drive on: |
right |
Calling code: |
+507 |
Domain: |
.pa |