Panama
Republic of Panama
Americas · Central America
Location on the World Map
Famous Personality
Roberto Durán
athlete
He is one of boxing's greatest champions and a global sports icon from Panama.
Local Delicacy
Sancocho
This hearty chicken soup is widely regarded as Panama's national dish.
National Symbols
Famous Landmark & Geography
Panama Canal
This engineering marvel links the Atlantic and Pacific and is Panama's defining landmark.
Agriculture & Produce
Sugarcane is one of Panama’s leading commercial field crops and a major agro-industrial raw material.
Banana is Panama’s best-known fruit crop and an important export grown on a large commercial scale.
Major Cities
Mountain Peaks (Tallest to Shortest)
Major Airports
Top 5 Musical Instruments (Most to Least Popular)
This five-string guitar-like instrument is a national symbol of Panamanian folk music and verse singing.
Traditional hand drums are central to Panamanian tamborito and Afro-Panamanian musical traditions.
Accordion is a leading instrument in típico music and many rural dance styles in Panama.
Guitar accompanies folk, popular, and Latin music throughout Panama.
The caja drum provides key rhythmic support in traditional Panamanian folk ensembles.