PA
Panama
Republic of Panama
Panama sits in Central America and uses PAB - Panamanian balboa (B/.), USD - United States dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Panama City
Population
4.3M
Area
75.4K km2
Population
4.3M
4,337,768 people
Area
75.4K km2
75,417 square kilometers
Density
58/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Panama City
8.97, -79.53
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Panama, officially listed here as Republic of Panama, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Panama, PA, PAN, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Panama is grouped under Americas, more specifically Central America, with North America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 4,337,768 people and a land area of 75,417 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 58 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 9, -80, while the capital coordinate reference is 8.97, -79.53. Panama shares listed land borders with COL, CRI, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Panama City (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Panama City, San Miguelito, Colón, David and La Chorrera. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Panama, capital of Panama, and major urban areas in Panama. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Panama uses calling code +507, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC-05:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists PAB - Panamanian balboa (B/.) and USD - United States dollar ($), while language records include Spanish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as PA. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 49.7 for 2024.
How to use this profile
This Panama profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
PA / PAN
Top-level domains
.pa
Continents
North America
Border countries
COL, CRI
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
PA
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Panama is represented by the PA country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Panama City
Panamá
2,100,189
primary
#2
San Miguelito
Panamá
315,019
minor
#3
Colón
Colón
241,817
admin
#4
David
Chiriquí
82,907
admin
#5
La Chorrera
Panamá Oeste
68,896
admin
Governance
Government type
Presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+507
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC-05:00
Languages
Spanish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
49.7
2024