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| Capital city | Panama |
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| Area | 76 000 km² |
| Population | 3 500 000 hab. (2010) |
| Density | 46,05 inhab./km² |
| Form of State | Republic |
| Other languages | Spanish |
| Cash | balboa (PAB), US dollar (USD) |
| Electricity | 120 V/60 Hz, American plug |
| Telephone prefix | 507 |
| Internet suffix | .pa |
| Flow direction | Right-hand drive |
| Spindle | UTC-5 |
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 8 ° 37 ′ 0 ″ N 80 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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the Panama is a country ofcentral America, frontier of Costa Rica to the north-west and Colombia At the South-East.
Understand
Geography
Panama is a country located between two oceans, the Pacific where its capital Panama city is located and the Atlantic where the second exit or entrance to its famous Canal is located. North border with Costa Rica and south with Colombia, this small country in Central America has several provinces and stretches mainly from north to south, being not very wide in its center.
Weather
Its climate is tropical with two predominant seasons: summer which is from December to April and "winter" which is for its part from May to the end of November; beware, winter in Panama is the rainy season, but it never gets below 25 ° because we are in tropical climates, it rains there more often and especially at the end of the day.
Story
Population
Holidays and public holidays
Regions
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Cities
Other destinations
To go
Formalities
- Panama
- Visa exemption
- Visa required
By plane
- 1 Río Hato Airport (IATA : RIH, ICAO: MPSM, Aeropuerto Internacional de Río Hato) (3 km east of Río Hato, Cocle province, Center region)
On a boat
By train
By bus
By car
Taking out insurance as soon as you cross the border is strongly recommended, customs clearance book it's not mandatory.
Circulate
By plane
On a boat
By train
By bus
All times on horariodebuses.com.
By car
It is advisable to obtain the international driving license if you plan to drive a vehicle.
For the adventurers of the Pan-American Highway, there is currently no road connection between Panama and the Colombia. Do not try to pass the frontier through the forest, because the risks of attack or of getting lost are serious!
To speak
The official language is Spanish.
To buy
The currency used in Panama is the United States dollar (USD). There is officially a national currency, called balboa (PAB), which still has a value equal to that of the United States, but which is only issued in coins of 5, 10, 25 and 50 cents. The currency, except the 50 centimes, is identical to the American one in shape, weight and color.
The tourist is required to declare to customs, at the time of arrival, his monetary possession if and only if he carries a sum greater than 10,000 dollars. Banks rarely offer the money change service. Few banks offer the transaction of euros in dollars (BNP, HSBC) and are only available in the capital. We advise you to arrive in Panama with United States dollars, avoiding bringing bills of 50 and 100 dollars which are accepted with difficulty.
When leaving the country, you will have to pay a boarding tax of 20 dollars, but which airlines normally include in the price of the ticket.
Eat
By searching, you can find excellent meals at inexpensive prices. The equivalent of a 5-star meal with drinks costs between $ 8 and $ 30 (in some locations).
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
To learn
To work
Communicate
Security
 | Emergency telephone number: All emergency services:911 |
Government travel advice
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