State
Panama
sovereign state in Central America
- This boundary
- 1903–1945
- Founded
- 1903
- Capital
- Panama City
- Government
- presidential system
- Languages
- Spanish
- Preceded by
- Department of PanamaUnited States of Colombia
Overview
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.
All rulers (9)
- Demetrio H. Brid1903
- Pablo Arosemena1910–1912
- Federico Boyd1910
- Rodolfo Chiari1924–1928
- Harmodio Arias Madrid1931
- Ricardo Joaquín Alfaro Jované1931–1932
- Harmodio Arias Madrid1932–1936
- Arnulfo Arias1940–1941
- Enrique Adolfo Jiménez1945–1948
Records (5)
- 1601 — Capture of PortobelloBattle
- 1671 — Battle of Mata AsnillosBattle
- 1726–1728 — Blockade of Porto BelloSiege
- 1903 — Hay–Bunau-Varilla TreatyTreaty
- 1914 — Thomson–Urrutia TreatyTreaty
Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).