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    Flag of Panama

    Map of Panama

    Republic of Panama

    Panama is located in Central America. Below you can see where Panama sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Panama City.

    Where Panama is located
    Outline of Panama
    Political map of Panama and neighboring countries
    Political map: Panama and its neighbors
    Reference map of Panama (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of Panama (CIA World Factbook)By CIA · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Relief map of Panama — physical geography
    Relief map of Panama — physical geographyBy Alexrk2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of Panama
    Location map of PanamaBy Alexrk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Panama on the globe
    Panama on the globeBy Addicted04 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Map of the administrative divisions of Panama
    First-level administrative divisions of Panama

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    Administrative divisions of Panama

    Panama is divided into 12 provinces.

    Show all 12 provinces
    • Bocas del Toro
    • Chiriquí
    • Coclé
    • Colón
    • Darién
    • Emberá
    • Herrera
    • Kuna Yala
    • Los Santos
    • Ngöbe Buglé
    • Panama
    • Veraguas

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Where is Panama?

    Panama lies in Central America. Its geographic centre is at about 8.54° N, 80.78° W, and the capital, Panama City, is at 8.97° N, 79.53° W.

    With 75,417 km², it is the 20th-largest of the 35 countries in the Americas — about 31% of the size of the United Kingdom.

    Panama lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

    Neighbouring countries: Costa Rica, Colombia.

    Geography of Panama

    Continent
    Americas
    Region
    Central America
    Area
    75,417 km²
    Geographic centre
    8.54° N, 80.78° W
    Capital (Panama City)
    8.97° N, 79.53° W
    Size rank in the Americas
    20 of 35
    Highest point
    Barú Volcano (3,475 m)
    Land borders
    2

    Bordering countries: Costa Rica, Colombia.