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Oficial Name:	REPUBLIC OF PANAMA
Surface (km2):	75.517
Limits:	To the North with the Caribbean Sea or Sea of the Antilles; to the South with the Pacific Ocean; to the East with the Republic of Colombia, and to the West With the Republic of Costa Rica.
Capital:	City of Panama
Currency:	Balboa (B /.); Currencies: 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 (hundredth); 1, 10, 100 balboas; Bills: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 (dollars of EU; are bills no emitted by the Government of Panama ; the EU currency has legal course).
Official Language:	Spanish
National Hour:	GMT -5 hours (normal/summer).
Geographic Position:	Located in the center of the American Continent, located between the 77 and 83 degrees of Western Length and the 7 and 10 degrees of North Latitude, integrating the narrowest link of Central America.
Population:	2,5 million of habitants. One says that Panama is a crucible of races, because its population is conformed by different human groups.
Government:	Unitarian, republican, democratic and representative.
Political division:	the Panamanian territory is divided in nine (9) provinces and two (2) Regions: the one of San Blas and the Embera Region. The provinces are: Bocas del Toro, Cocle, Colon, Chiriqui, Darien, Herrera, Los Santos, Panama and Veraguas.
Religion:	The majority religion is the Catholic Christianity, although freedom of cult exists and all the creeds have representation.