COUNTRY GUIDE · North America
Panama
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Panama.
Panama at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Panama City
- REGION
- North America
- POPULATION
- 4,500,000
- AREA
- 75,417 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Spanish
- CURRENCY
- Balboa (PAB)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Two-Ocean Canal
The Panama Canal links Atlantic and Pacific shipping routes.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Panama
The Panama hat is actually associated with Ecuador, where the traditional straw hats are woven.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Panama in its North America region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 75,417 km² and a population of approximately 4,500,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.