General information about Panama

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Panama

General Information

Capital: Panama City

Population: 2,782,000

Area: 54, 716 square miles

Language: Spanish. Be prepared not to be understood. Panamanian Spanish is very different. English is widely understood.

Time: Same time as New York

Electricity: 110 volts but beware variations up to 220 volts do occur as the sockets (US) are often not labeled.

Geography: Panama is at the southernmost part of Central America and is bordered in the north by Costa Rica and the south by Colombia. To the east is the Caribbean and to the west is the Pacific. Panama has the narrowest land mass between the two great oceans of anywhere in the Americas which is about 30 miles. There are two mountain chains which run north/ south through Panama. There is a dormant volcano which has in its proximity some hot springs.