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The flag of Panama is composed of four equal rectangular areas — a white rectangular area with a blue five-pointed star at its center, a red rectangular area, a white rectangular area with a red five-pointed star at its center, and a blue rectangular area — in the upper hoist side, upper fly side, lower fly side and lower hoist side respectively.
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Panama

Republic of Panama

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Population
4.06M
Capital
Panama City
Area
75,417 km²
Currency
PAB
Panamanian balboa

Statistics

Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.

GDP (current US$)
$86.52B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$19,161
as of 2024
Population
4.52M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
1.3%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
0.7%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
8.5%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
72.8%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
79.78
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
8.3%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
2.5%
as of 2023
Urban population (% of total)
66.0%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
2.11
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
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no data
Trade (% of GDP)
83.7%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
74,180
as of 2023

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About Panama

Languages
Spanish
Currencies
Panamanian balboa (PAB), United States dollar (USD)
Timezones
UTC-05:00
Demonym
Panamanian
UN member
Yes
Independent
Yes
ISO codes
PA · PAN
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