SIZE
29,157,000 square miles
s-shaped isthmus
48 miles at its narrowest &118 miles at its widest
752 miles of Pacific coast & 468 of Atlantic oast
POPULATION
2,631,000 per 1995 census
CAPTIAL
Panama City (population 600,000)
TIME ZONE
Same as USA Eastern Standard time
ELECTRICITY
Electric Current & Plug Adapters LANGUAGE
Spanish and English
RELIGION
Predominantly Roman Catholic U.S. CITIZEN ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Valid passport, tourist card issued by air carrier NOTE: Many countries are requiring that passports be valid for at least 6 months
after the end of travel
AIRPORT DEPARTURE TAXES
(as of February 2007)
International flights $20 USD
Domestic flights - none
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