| Name: | Panama (Republic of Panama) |
| Local name (Spanish): | Panamá (República de Panamá) |
| Bordering countries: | Costa Rica, Colombia |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 78.2 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 2 961 ths. |
| Capital: | Panama City (Ciudad de Panamá) |
| Official language: | Spanish |
