Country

Panama

Also Known As Republic of Panama
Central America

Panama is a country at the southern end of Central America bordering South America, bordered by Costa Rica to the west and Colombia to the southeast, with the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. It separated from Colombia on 3 November 1903, establishing its current sovereign statehood. It is a unitary presidential republic, notable for the Panama Canal and its transisthmian location. Its capital is Panama City.

Facts
Capital
Panama City 2
Population
4,571,189 2
2025 estimate, from Panama's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 2
Area (sq km)
75,417 2
Independence or Founding Year
1903 2
Panama declared independence from Spain on 28 November 1821, joining Gran Colombia; it separated from Colombia on 3 November 1903, establishing its current sovereign statehood.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
High 4
Government Type
Republic 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Panama

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Panama City, Cities

Panama City is the capital of Panama.

Source Panama City (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

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Panama City, Cities

Panama City is the capital of Panama.

Source Panama City (Wikipedia)
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Source Ana Matilde Gómez - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
She was a candidate for President of Panama in the 2019 general election.

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Source Wikidata: Clara Gonzalez

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Source Maria Cristina Chen Stanziola - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
She has been serving as judge of the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama since 2022 and as its president since 2026.

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Source Ildaura Murillo-Rohde (Wikipedia)Lead [nationality]
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was a Panamanian nurse, professor, academic, tennis instructor, and organizational administrator

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Source Jos? Ra?l Mulino (Wikipedia)Lead
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José Raúl Mulino Quintero (born 13 June 1959) is a Panamanian politician, diplomat and lawyer serving as the 39th president of Panama since 2024.

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Source Alex Solis (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Panamanian jockey based in the United States

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Source Alfonso Frazer (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a former Panamanian boxer who held the Lineal and WBA Light welterweight titles

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Source Alfredo Layne (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was a Panamanian professional boxer

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Source Daniel Espino (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Panamanian professional baseball pitcher

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Source Jorge Velásquez (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a Panamanian retired thoroughbred horse racing jockey

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Source Laffit Pincay Jr. (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a retired Panamanian jockey

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Source Luis Saez (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a Panamanian jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing

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Source Manuel Ycaza (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was a Panamanian American jockey

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Source Mariano Rivera (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball player who was a pitcher for 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB)

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Source Roberto Durán (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is a Panamanian former professional boxer

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Source Rolando Blackman (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [plays]
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Panamanian-American former professional basketball player

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Source Ruben Douglas (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was an American-Panamanian professional basketball player

Origin Of

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Site Of

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Source Canal Zone Police (Wikipedia)Lead, area policed
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responsible for security and general policing duties in the Panama Canal Zone

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Source Panama Canal (Wikipedia)Leadtier 2
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The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is an artificial 82-kilometer (51-mile) waterway in Panama that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean.

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Source Wikipedia: Panama CanalLead sectiontier 2
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waterway in Panama

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Found There

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Source Western dwarf squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, range, Panama
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found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama

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Source Western Lowland Olingo (Wikipedia)Lead
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known from Panama and from Colombia

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Source White-throated round-eared bat (Wikipedia)Taxonomy, L. s. centralis
Quote, Taxonomy, L. s. centralis
L. s. centralis: southern Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and northern Panama

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Source Wrinkle-faced bat (Wikipedia)Range
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Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela

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Source Yellow-throated big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
Quote, Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Panama (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of Panama
  • Infobox, capital
    Panama City
  • Infobox, area
    75,417 km2 (29,119 sq mi)
  • Demographics section, 2025 estimate
    Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half of the country's over 4 million inhabitants.
  • Introduction
    It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south.
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Panama
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    2,490 km
  • Government, Government type
    presidential republic
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record PAN, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record PAN, incomeLevel
"name": "Panama", "region": { "id": "LCN", "iso2code": "ZJ", "value": "Latin America \u0026 Caribbean " }, "adminregion": { "id": "", "iso2code": "", "value": "" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "HIC", "iso2code": "XD", "value": "High income" }
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Wikidata: Panama
Wikidata Q804, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Panama City (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHas Capital: Panama City, Lead section, capital fact
Quote, Has Capital: Panama City, Lead section, capital fact
Panama City, also known as Panama, is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama.
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Darien National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Darien National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: La Amistad International Park
Encompasses: La Amistad International Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park, Lead paragraph
Bastimentos) is a marine park located in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama.
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