| 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 |
