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Government. Panama is a constitutional republic. 

Administrative division. Panama is divided into nine provinces with their respective capitals.

Capital. The capital is Panama City.

Area: 77,082 sq km.

Population: 3,2 million.

Languages. Spanish is the official language but most Panamanians speak English fluently.

Religion. Like all Latin American countries, Panama is predominantly catholic, but other denominations are found throughout the country.

Currency. The currency is the U.S. dollar and the Balboa. 

Country Code: 507

Geography. Panama is located in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica. The dominant feature of the country's landform is the central spine of mountains and hills that forms the continental divide. The mountain range of the divide is called the Cordillera de Talamanca near the Costa Rican border. Farther east it becomes the Serranía de Tabasará, and the portion of it closer to the lower saddle of the isthmus, where the canal is located, is often called the Sierra de Veraguas. As a whole, the range between Costa Rica and the canal is generally referred to by Panamanian geographers as the Cordillera Central. The highest point in the country is the Volcán Barú (formerly known as the Volcán de Chiriquí), which rises to 3475 meters (11401 ft). A nearly impenetrable jungle forms the Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia. It creates a break in the Pan-American Highway, which otherwise forms a complete road from Alaska to Patagonia.

Climate. It is a 100% tropical with temperatures around 80-90 degrees Fahrenheit (about 25 - 30 degrees Celsius).  There are two seasons: the dry season with a bright sun from December to April and the rainy season from May to November. You can also enjoy temperatures of 12 to 15 degrees Celsius in the highlands of the Province of Chiriqui close to the border with Costa Rica as well as in the Valley of Anton and Cerro Azul at one hour and a half and 40 minutes from downtown Panama City respectively.

Panama is a sparsely populated country. The population is primarily concentrated in urban areas.

Panama City is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 708,738, with a total metro population of 1,063,000, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal. Panama is the political and administrative center of the country. Panama has been for 8 years in the top 5 places for retirement in the world according to International Living Magazine.

Panama has a dense skyline, including mostly apartment buildings, but office complexes and hotels as well. Panama is an important hub for international banking and commerce. It has an advanced communications service, Internet use is widespread; and Panama's Tocumen International Airport offers daily flights to international destinations.

Panama was chosen to be the American Capital of Culture for the year 2003 (jointly, with Curitiba, Brazil).

The Bocas del Toro Archipelago is close to the border with Costa Rica. The islands offer the visitor a number of attractions: luxurious rain forests with an abundance of fauna and flora, sunny islands, beaches that compete with the Caribbean best, coral reefs in crystal clear water, mangrove islets in a lake-like scenery, guaymi indian villages and a national marine park that protects examples of the ecosystems and natural resources coexisting within the Archipelago boundaries.

The caribbean architecture, the local cuisine, the people and their festivities, have made these islands a nice place to stay for a couple of days.

The main city and the most common place of arrivel is Bocas del toro town. There are two main beach areas on the main Island, both at opposite ends of the town. the first one is Bocas del Drago, and the other one is Bluff Beach, favored by surfers from all over the world.

The Archipelago of Las Perlas is made up of over 40 islands, many of them uninhabited. The white sand beaches fall off into waters abundant with fish.