Domain names

General information Panama


Panama, officially the Republic of Panama is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on an isthmus, some categorize it as a transcontinental nation connecting the north and south part of America. It borders Costa Rica to the north-west, Colombia to the south-east, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. It is an international business center and is also a transit country. In Central America, it is the second most industrialized country, behind El Salvador, Panama is also the 3rd largest economy in Central America, after Guatemala and Costa Rica and has the largest expenditure on resource consumption, making the country the largest consumer in Central America.

General information

CountryPanama
Top-level domain (ccTLD)pa
Population3.320.000
LanguageSpanish
CurrencyBalboa, U.S. dollar (PAB, USD)
Telephone+507
Area+75.517 km2
ContinentNorth-america

Flag

The flag of Panama was made by Maria Ossa de Amador. It has been officially adopted by the "ley 4 de 1925"; the flag is celebrated on November 4, one day after Panamanian independence from Colombia.