Description flag of Panama
divided into four, equal rectangles; the top quadrants are white (hoist side) with a blue five-pointed star in the center and plain red; the bottom quadrants are plain blue (hoist side) and white with a red five-pointed star in the center
Local names
Republica de Panama (long)
Panama (short)
Nationality
Panamanian(s) (noun) Panama (adjective)
Languages spoken
Spanish (official), English 14%
Notes
many Panamanians bilingual
Population
3,309,679 ranked 137, (data 2008)
Geography
strategic location on eastern end of isthmus forming land bridge connecting North and South America; controls Panama Canal that links North Atlantic Ocean via Caribbean Sea with North Pacific Ocean. The lowest point is Pacific Ocean 0 m.
Land borders
555km, Colombia 225 km, Costa Rica 330 km.
Administrative divisions
11 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 territory* (comarca); Bocas del Toro, Comarca Kuna Yala, Comarca Ngobe-Bugle, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Herrera, Los Santos, Panama, San Blas*(Kuna Yala), and Veraguas
Independence
3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain 28 November 1821)
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