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Country snapshot
Panama| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Official name | Republic of PanamaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Government type | Presidential republicCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Capital | Panama CityGeoNames [2024] |
| Head of state | Jose Raul MULINO Quintero (Pres.)CIA World Leaders [2025] |
| Total area | 75,320 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Total population | 4,520,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 4,516,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 4,516,000 people |
| Languages | Spanish (official), Indigenous languages (including Ngabere (Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere, also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole, other (Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| GDP (nominal) | 86,500,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024] |
| GDP per capita | 19,200 US$World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Life expectancy | 79.6–79.8 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 79.78 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 79.59 years |
