Panama Facts

Name: Panama
(long form) Republic of Panama
Capital City: Panama City (880,691 pop.)
(1,272,672 metro pop.)
Panama Population: 3,559,408 (2013 est.)
World Populations (all countries)
Currency: Panama Balboa (PAB)
(conversion rates)

One Panama Balboa
Ethnicity: Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 70%, Amerindian and mixed (West Indian) 14%, white 10%, Amerindian 6%
GDP total: $56.83 billion (2012 est.)
GDP per capita: $15,300 (2012 est.)
Land Sizes
Language: Spanish (official), English
Largest Cities: (by population) Panama City, San Miguelito, Tocumen, David, Arraijan, Colon, Las Cumbres, La Chorrera
Name: It is unclear where Panama's name originated. Some think it was named after a prevelant tree species located in the country. Others think the name means "many butterflies" in a native tongue.
Independence Day: November 3
Religion: Catholic (85%), Protestant (15%)
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