ABOUT PANAMA

Capital: Panama City

Area, Population and Density:
75,990 square km. Pop: 3,309,679 . 81 persons/square mi.

Age Distribution:
0-14 years 37.0%, 15-59 years 56.3%, 60+ years 6.7%

Political Division: 9 provinces and 1 comarca

Government: Constitutional Democracy, Centralized Republic

Legal System:
Based on the civilian legal system, judicial revision of legislative acts in the Supreme Court. Accepting international tribunal jurisdiction, except in some instances.

Language: Spanish (Many Panamanian speak English too)

Weather:
Tropical weather throughout the year. Nights are usually cool. The average temperature is 27 degrees C.

Religion:
There is an absolute freedom of Religion in Panama. Most panamanians are Roman Catholic. However, you can find all kinds of temples of worship throughout the country.

Time Zone:
Eastern Standard Time. We do not observe Daylight Savings Time.