Area 75,517 sq km (29,157 sq mi)
Poplation 2,961,000
Capital city Panama city (484,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnicity Groups: Mestizo 70%, Black and Mulatto 14%, White 10%, Amerindian 6%
Language Spanish (official) English
Religions Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
Currency US dollar; Balboa = 100 centesimos

The Republic of Panama forns an is thmus linking Central America to South America.

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