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COUNTRY FACTS
PANAMA

SIZE 29,157,000 square miles
s-shaped isthmus
48 miles at its narrowest &118 miles at its widest
752 miles of Pacific coast & 468 of Atlantic oast
POPULATION 2,631,000 per 1995 census
CAPITAL Panama City (population 600,000)
TIME ZONE Same as USA Eastern Standard time
ELECTRICITY Electric Current & Plug Adapters
LANGUAGE Spanish and English
RELIGION Predominantly Roman Catholic
U.S. CITIZEN ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Valid passport, tourist card issued by air carrier
NOTE: Many countries are requiring that passports be valid for at least 6 months
after the end of travel
AIRPORT DEPARTURE TAXES
(as of February 2007)
International flights $20 USD
Domestic flights - none
CURRENCY Balboa