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Panama
General Information
Capital: Panama CityPopulation: 2,782,000
Area: 54, 716 square miles
Language: Spanish. Be prepared not to be understood. Panamanian Spanish is very different. English is widely understood.
Time: Same time as New York
Electricity: 110 volts but beware variations up to 220 volts do occur as the sockets (US) are often not labeled.
Geography: Panama is at the southernmost part of Central America and is bordered in the north by Costa Rica and the south by Colombia. To the east is the Caribbean and to the west is the Pacific. Panama has the narrowest land mass between the two great oceans of anywhere in the Americas which is about 30 miles. There are two mountain chains which run north/ south through Panama. There is a dormant volcano which has in its proximity some hot springs.
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