Panama Geography

Country Name: Republic of Panama

Capital City: Panama

Population: 3,242,173 (July 2007 est.)

Population Growth: 1.564% (2007 est.)

Currency: balboa (PAB); US dollar (USD)

Languages: Spanish

Area:

Inflation Rate: 2.6% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 8.8% (2006)

Domain extension:

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF PANAMA

Location:

Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica

Geographic Co-ordinates:

9 00 N, 80 00 W

Area - total:

78,200 sq km

Area - total:

78,200 sq km

Area - land:

75,990 sq km

Area - water:

2,210 sq km

Land Boundaries:

555 km

Border Countries:

Colombia 225 km, Costa Rica 330 km

Terrain:

interior mostly steep, rugged mountains and dissected, upland plains; coastal areas largely plains and rolling hills

Elevation - highest point:

Volcan Baru 3,475 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Pacific Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower

Arable Land:

7.26%

Permanent Crops:

1.95%

Other Land Use:

90.79% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

occasional severe storms and forest fires in the Darien area