Panama
Republic of Panama · Central America
Panama is a country in Central America, with Panama City as its capital, home to about 4,571,189 people. Panama shares land borders with 2 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Panama City |
|---|---|
| Region | Central America |
| Currency | Panamanian balboa (PAB B/.) |
| Calling code | +507 |
| ISO codes | PA / PAN / 591 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇵🇦 |
| Population | 4,571,189 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 75,417 km² |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Internet domain | .pa |
| Demonym | Panamanian |
Bordering countries
About Panama
Panama, officially Republic of Panama, is a United Nations member state in Central America. Its capital and seat of government is Panama City. It shares land borders with 2 countries. The official currency is the Panamanian balboa (B/.), using the code PAB.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Panama for Panama City’s own facts and history.
To call Panama from abroad, dial the country code +507. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes PA (alpha-2) and PAN (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 4,571,189.
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How Panama compares
- Area: 75,417 km², ranking 116 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 4,571,189, ranking 126 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 61 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 2, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Panama
43 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.