Panama

Country in Central America

Panama is a country in Central America, with its capital in Panama City. About 4.6 million people live there (2025), making it the 127th most populous of the 195 countries. At 75,417 km², it is the 116th largest country by area. It borders Colombia and Costa Rica.

Panama at a glance

Capital: Panama City
Population (2025): 4.6 million
Area: 75,417 km²
Density: 61 per km²
Official language: Spanish
Currencies: Panamanian balboa, United States dollar
People: Panamanian
Calling code: +507
Internet domain: .pa
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Panama?

How Panama compares

Population rank

127th of 195

12th of 23 in North America

Size rank

116th of 195

8th of 23 in North America

Crowding

61 per km²

More crowded than 35% of countries

Similar in size: Czechia (78,865 km²).
Similar population: Kuwait (4.9 million).
Panama is the only place that uses the Panamanian balboa.
The United States dollar is also used in 19 other places: the Bahamas, Cambodia, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Palau and 13 more.
Spanish is also an official language in 20 other countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and 14 more.

The flag of Panama

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Panama in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Panama

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Panama so far, from 140 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

66% right

121st hardest of 176 · 114 answers

Its flag

58% right

18th hardest of 145 · 26 answers

Players find Panama on the map in 66% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Costa Rica.
Players recognise the flag of Panama in 58% of tries, one of the lowest scores of any flag.

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Countries that border Panama

Panama borders 2 countries: Colombia and Costa Rica.

Quick quiz: Panama

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1. Which is the flag of Panama?
2. What is the capital of Panama?
3. Which of these borders Panama?

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Questions about Panama

Is Panama a country?

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

What is the capital of Panama?

The capital of Panama is Panama City.

Which countries border Panama?

Panama borders 2 countries: Colombia and Costa Rica.

How many countries border Panama?

2. Panama shares a land border with 2 countries.

How big is Panama?

Panama covers 75,417 km², about the same size as Czechia (78,865 km²).

Is Panama hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Panama in 66% of 114 tries, 121st hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Costa Rica.

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