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Panama Travel and Destination Guide
BACKGROUND INFO
Full Name
Republic of Panama
Capital City
Panama
Area
78,200 sq km
Population
3,191,319
Time Zone
GMT/UTC -5
Weights Measures System
Metric
Languages
• English (other)
• Spanish (official)
Religion
Roman Catholic (80%), Protestant (12%), Islamic (4%), other, including Jewish, Baha'i and Buddhist (4%)
Government Type
Constitutional Democracy
Government Leaders
Martin Torrijos Espino
President (head of state and government)
Country Dialing Code
507
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