Central America
Flag of Panama
The narrow bridge between two oceans.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #f0f0f0 46%
- #004890 26%
- #c00030 26%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Panama in numbers
| Official name | Republic of Panama |
|---|---|
| Capital | Panama City |
| Region | Central America, North America |
| Population | 4,314,768 |
| Area | 75,417 km² · 57 people per km² |
| Currency | Panamanian balboa (USD) |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Country codes | PA · PAN · .pa |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- The Panama Canal cuts across the country, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and reshaping global trade.
- Panama forms the land bridge connecting North and South America at one of the Americas' narrowest points.
- The country uses the US dollar as legal tender alongside its own balboa, which is pegged to it.
Did you know
Because of the isthmus's twist, ships transiting the canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific actually move from west to east.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.