Panama, Central America

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Panama City, capital city of Panama

Panama Flag

Panama is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean, North America located in the Central America sub‑region of the Americas continent.

Easy learning about Panama
Panama is located in	Latin America and the Caribbean, North America Central America Americas Continent
Panama has a population of	4,458,759 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Panama are called Panamanians
The country’s total area is	78,200 Km² ( 48,591 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	96
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Panama HDI ranks in position nº 57 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.820 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Panama’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 149 countries Panama passport ranks in position nº 28 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Panama GDP per capita is	$20,080 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Panama ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Panama EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Low Proficiency in English has a score of 488 ranks 71st worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	9° 00' N, 80° 00' W Open in Google Maps
Panama Capital city	Panama City
Neighbouring countries	Costa Rica, Colombia.
Panama Climate	tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May)
Most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Second most predominant religion	Evangelical,
Currency name & code	Balboa (PAB)
Internet ccTLD	.pa
Panama calling code	+507

10 provinces (provincias) and 4 indigenous regions* (comarcas)

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