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Region: Central America and the Carribbean

Capital: Panama City

Population: 3,894,082

Area Total: 78,200

Area Land: 75,990

Climate: Tropical; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May)
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Panama 408,168 2020
San Miguelito 321,501 2020
Tocumen 88,543 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Central America and the Carribbean
Population: 3,894,082
Area Total: 78,200km2
Area Land: 75,990km2
Coast Line: 2,490km
Capital: Panama City
Climate: Tropical; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May)
Languages: Spanish (official)
English
Currency: 1 balboa (B$) = 100 centesimos
Holiday: Independence Day is 3 November (1903), Revolution Day is 11 October


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 78.70°F
July: °C / 79.00°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 88.1"


Boundaries
Costa Rica 330 km
Colombia 225 km


Ethnic Divisions
Mestizo 70.00%
other including African, Chinese, Arab and mixed ancestry 14.00%
European ancestry 10.00%
Indigenous ancestry 6.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 85.00%
Protestant 15.00%

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