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Panama's politics take place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Panama is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly.
Panama is regarded as having a high-income economy. In 2019, Panama ranked 57th in the world in terms of the Human Development Index. In 2018, Panama was ranked the seventh-most competitive economy in Latin America, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index. Panama was ranked 82rd in the Global Innovation Index in 2024
Panama State (1865 map by Agostino Codazzi). The Panama State, officially known as the Federal State of Panama [1] from 1855 to 1863, and as the Sovereign State of Panama [2] from 1863 until 1886 when it was dissolved, [3] was established as one of the states of the Republic of Gran Colombia established in 1821 after independence from the Spanish Empire and was later part of the Republic of ...
In 1501, Rodrigo de Bastidas was the first European to explore the Isthmus of Panama sailing along the eastern coast. A year later Christopher Columbus on his fourth voyage, sailing south and eastward from upper Central America, explored Bocas del Toro, Veragua, the Chagres River and Portobelo (Beautiful Port) which he named.
Panama City, [4] also known as Panama (or Panamá in Spanish), is the capital and largest city of Panama. [5] [6] It has a total population of 1,086,990, [1] [7] with over 2,100,000 in its urban area. The city is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of Panama. The city is the political and administrative center ...
Panama – sovereign country located on the Isthmus of Panama in Central America. [1] Some geographers categorize Panama as a transcontinental nation connecting the northern and southern portions of the Americas. Panama borders Costa Rica to the north-west, Colombia to the south-east, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the North Pacific Ocean ...
Unitary state: Location: Republic of Panama: Number: 10 provinces (including 2 corregimiento-level indigenous regions) 4 indigenous regions (provincial level) Populations (Provinces):48,378 – 1,410,175 (Indigenous Regions): 10,001 (Emberá-Wounaan) – 156,747 (Ngäbe-Buglé) Areas
Palacio de las Garzas, Panama City: Term length: Five years, renewable once non-consecutively: Precursor: Laurentino Cortizo: Inaugural holder: Manuel Amador Guerrero: Formation: 20 February 1904: Deputy: Vice President of Panama: Salary: 7,000 USD per month [1] Website: Presidencia de la República