Panama
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Panama is a country in North America. Its official name is the Republic of Panama, and it's most famous for the Panama Canal. Countries bordering Panama are Costa Rica in the Northwest and Colombia in the Southeast. Panama is between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Most of the people in Panama are Roman Catholic (about 80%).
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Republic of Panama | |
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Motto: "Pro Mundi Beneficio" (Latin) "For the Benefit of the World" | |
Anthem: Himno Nacional de Panamá (Spanish) National anthem of Panama | |
Capital and largest city | Panama City |
Official languages | Spanish |
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Demonym(s) | Panamanian |
Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
Laurentino Cortizo | |
• Vice President | Jose Gabriel Carrizo |
Legislature | National Assembly |
Independence | |
• from Spain | November 28, 1821 |
• from Colombia | November 3, 1903 |
Area | |
• Total | 75,517 km2 (29,157 sq mi) (118th) |
• Water (%) | 2.9 |
Population | |
• January 2013 census | 4,100,000 |
• Density | 542/km2 (1,403.8/sq mi) (156th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $55.797 billion[1] |
• Per capita | $15,265[1] |
GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
• Total | $34.819 billion[1] |
• Per capita | $9,526[1] |
Gini (2009) | 52[2] high |
HDI (2013) | 0.780[3] high · 59th |
Currency | (PAB, USD) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +507 |
ISO 3166 code | PA |
Internet TLD | .pa |
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