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Country Details
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arrow Description: Panama includes over 700 offshore islands and is the connecting link (the Isthmus of Panama) between North and South America. It also separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean via the vital Panama Canal. The fertile land rises into a narrow corridor of mountains. Coastal weather is tropical (hot and humid), with a steamy May - December rainy season.
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dot Panama ended its long relationship with Colombia in 1903 and declared independence. In the early 1900s the U.S. built the Panama Canal, and Panama subsequently granted controlling rights. After decades of discussions and negotiations with the United States, control of the Panama Canal was returned to Panama on December 31, 1999.
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Quick Facts and Figures
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arrow Official Name Republic of Panama
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arrow Capital City Panama City
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arrow Languages Spanish (official), others
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arrow Official Currency Balboa
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arrow Religions Catholic, Protestant, others
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arrow Flag here
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arrow Population 2,739,000
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arrow Land Area 75,990 sq km (29,340 sq miles)
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arrow Highest Point Chiriquí Volcano (3,475 meters)
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arrow Time and Date in Panama City
dot Maps
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arrow Central America Detailed Map here!
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arrow Panama Detailed Map here!
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arrow Panama Canal Map here!
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arrow Panama Map, CIA version here
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arrow Panama Outline Map here
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Questions
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arrow Do you have a question about Panama? Ask it here!
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arrow CIA detailed Panama information here!
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arrow LIVE Camera view of the Panama Canal here!
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