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Panama
- Location
Location Description
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, as well as Colombia to the southeast
- Continent
- North America
- Bordering Countries
- Colombia, Costa Rica
- Independent
- Yes
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country 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.
- Capital
- Panama City
- Language
- Spanish
- Currencies
- (balboa), (dollar)
- Size
- 29,119 sq mi (75,417 sq km) — 120th largest
- Total Population
- 4,064,780 people — 129th largest
- Population Density
- 140 people per sq mi (53.9 people per sq km) — 161st largest
- Fun Fact
- The largest independent country to have no standing army