This country is bound by the Caribbean Sea to the north, by the Pacific Ocean to the south, by Costa Rica to the northeast and by Colombia to the east. Its climate is rainy tropical and temperate.
57% of the population is urban and is composed of a combination of white, black and indigenous inhabitants.
The Panama Canal, which joins the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is essential to the country’s economy. It is calculated that 14,000 ships go through the canal each year.
A president, two vice presidents and 12 ministers exercise Executive power; a Legislative Assembly exercises constituent power and the Supreme Court of Justice exercises Judicial power.
