| America > Central America > Panama | |
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| Official Name Republic of Panama | |
| Motto For the Benefit of the World | |
| Region America | |
| Sub-Region Central America | |
| Capital Panama City | |
| Currency Panamanian Balboa (PAB) | |
| Independence Day 28 Nov 1821: Independence from Spain in 1821. 3 Nov 1903: Panama was member of the \"Gran Colombia\" until 1903. The 1903 separation from Colombia is celebrated as an official holiday day on November 3. | |
| Population 3,405,813 | |
| Nationality Panamanian | |
| Ethnic Group 65% Mestizo, 12.3% Native Panamanians, 9.2% Afro-Panamanian, 6.8% Mulatto, 6.7% White, | |
| Area 75,417 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Colombia, Costa Rica | |
| Time Zone EST (UTC -5) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 9.00, Longitude -80.00 | |
| Dialing Code +507 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code PA | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code PAN | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 591 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee PAN | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .pa | |