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Panama

بنما

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Key facts

Official name
Republic of Panama
Name in Arabic
بنما
Capital
Panama City
Region
Americas
Subregion
Central America
Official languages
Spanish
Currency
Panamanian Balboa · B/. · PAB
Area
75,417 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

About Panama

Panama is a country in Central America, one of the 35 countries of the Americas on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Panama. In Arabic, the name is written بنما, and the capital مدينة بنما. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Western hemispheres.

The capital of Panama is Panama City. Panama City lies at about 9° north and 80° west. The official language of Panama is Spanish. Its currency is the Panamanian Balboa, with the symbol ⁨B/.⁩ and the international code PAB.

Panama covers about 75,417 square kilometres, which puts it 116th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Colombia and Costa Rica. The largest of these neighbours by area is Colombia. Other countries in Central America include Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Americas quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Panama with the other countries of the same region.

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