Panama is in Central America (North America) and borders Costa Rica, Colombia. Its capital is Panama City. Approximate coordinates: 9°N, 80°W, north of the Equator.

Which continent is Panama in?

Panama is in North America, in the Central America region.

What is the capital of Panama?

The capital of Panama is Panama City.

How many provinces does Panama have?

Panama has 9 provinces and 3 other regions: Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí, Coclé, Colón, Darién, Emberá, Herrera, Kuna Yala, Los Santos, Ngöbe Buglé, Panama, Veraguas.

Yes. Panama is an independent country and one of the 193 UN member states.

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Panama is a country in North America, in Central America. Been there? Click it on the globe to add it to your map.

At a glance

Panama borders 2 countries: Colombia and Costa Rica. Capital: Panama City.

Capital: Panama City
Continent: North America · Central America
Status: UN member state
Population: 4,246,439
Area: 74,245 km²

0.06% of the world’s people, 0.05% of its land

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Provinces of Panama

Panama is divided into 9 provinces and 3 other regions.

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Map of Panama with its 9 provinces and 3 other regions

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How Panama is divided

The administrative levels of Panama, from the whole country down, and which ones you can mark on VisitedAtlas.

Level	Number	On VisitedAtlas
Country	1	✓ Yes
Provinces and other regions	12	✓ YesMark on the map
Districts (distritos)	76	Not yet
Local subdivisions (corregimientos)	633	Not yet

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Panama’s 633 local subdivisions (corregimientos): not on VisitedAtlas yetBoundaries: Milton Solano, of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, on ArcGIS onli… via geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0)

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Questions about Panama

Where is Panama?: Panama is in Central America (North America) and borders Costa Rica, Colombia. Its capital is Panama City. Approximate coordinates: 9°N, 80°W, north of the Equator.
Which continent is Panama in?: Panama is in North America, in the Central America region.
What is the capital of Panama?: The capital of Panama is Panama City.
How many provinces does Panama have?: Panama has 9 provinces and 3 other regions: Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí, Coclé, Colón, Darién, Emberá, Herrera, Kuna Yala, Los Santos, Ngöbe Buglé, Panama, Veraguas.
Does Panama have states?: No. Panama is divided into 9 provinces and 3 other regions.
Is Panama a country?: Yes. Panama is an independent country and one of the 193 UN member states.
Which countries border Panama?: Panama borders 2 countries: Colombia and Costa Rica.

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