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Panama

Capital: Panama City

🗂️31 places
Tocumen International Airport+2
Tocumen International Airporttransit
Isaki Casco Rooftop+1
Isaki Casco Rooftoprestaurant

About

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country located at the southern end of Central America in North America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half of the country's over 4 million inhabitants.

Cities (2)

Panama CitySantiago de Veraguas
L2Increased cautionstate.gov ↗

By the numbers

Population
4.6M
Area
74.2k km²
GDP (nominal)
$76.5B
GDP per capita
$16.8k
HDI
0.805
Life expectancy
79.0 yr

Wikidata · most recent values circa 2025.

Travel

Language
Spanish
Currency
PAB $
Calling code
+507
Schengen
No
Voltage
110V/60Hz
Plugs
A, B
Drives on
Right
Tap water
Not safe

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31 places · 31 visited

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Isaki Casco Rooftop
Isaki Casco RooftopRestaurant★ 4.0
Tocumen International Airport
Tocumen International AirportTransit

More places

  • □Beermarkt El Cangrejo★ 5.0
  • ◐Finca Del Mar★ 5.0
  • ⌂InterContinental Miramar Panama, an IHG Hotel★ 4.0
  • ◐5inco Cocina Urbana
  • ◐Al Basha
  • △Ancon Hill
  • ◐Antiburger
  • ◐Azahar Panama
  • ◐Brutto Restaurant
  • ◐CascoMar
  • △Cerro Ancon Reserve
  • ◐Cilantro Express Restaurant
  • ◐CONCOLON panamanian STREET FOOD
  • ◐Corcho
  • ◐Da Stefano Trattoria
  • □FOOD BAZAAR, EL CANGREJO
  • ◐Gauchos
  • ◐La Vespa Ristorante Vista Mare
References4▾▴

These references support the changing or licensed material on this page. Personal notes and ordinary geographic facts are not footnoted individually. Entry rules can change, so verify them before booking.

  1. Travel practicalities. Entry, driving, electricity, water, and official application context. Related: Driving side, World Standards, CDC Yellow Book, WHO drinking-water guidance.
  2. Country background. Wikipedia summary may be clipped or paraphrased. Numeric baselines are cross-checked with Wikidata. Related: Wikidata, .
Emergency
103, 104, 911
Tipping
Common but usually not mandatory: about 10% in restaurants when service is not included.
US visa
Visa-free
CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Country flag. Country flag image fallback from ISO code. Related: MIT license.
  • Planning lookups. Daily currency conversion and upcoming public-holiday dates. Related: Nager.Date.
  • Maps, image licenses, and the full dataset registry are listed in site credits.

    When things are closed

    Upcoming public holidays in Panama. On these dates, expect banks, post offices, and government services to close. Many shops and museums close or run shortened hours; transit typically still runs.

    Separation Day
    November 3, 2026
    Tuesday
    Flag Day
    November 4, 2026
    Wednesday
    Colón Day · Colon Day
    November 5, 2026
    Thursday
    Shout in Villa de los Santos
    November 10, 2026
    Tuesday
    Independence Day
    November 28, 2026
    Saturday
    Mother's Day
    December 8, 2026
    Tuesday