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 Panama 
 Main prefix
 HP 
 Callsigns series
 3EA-3FZ, H3A-H3Z, H8A-H9Z, HOA-HPZ 
 Time zone
 -5 h 
 Continent
 North America 
 ITU zone
 11 
 CQ zone
 7 
 
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 Flag description 
Divided into four, equal rectangles; the top quadrants are white (hoist side) with a blue five-pointed star in the center and plain red; the bottom quadrants are plain blue (hoist side) and white with a red five-pointed star in the center.
 
          Panama          
 
 Panama 
 Capital: 
Panama
 Administrative
 divisions: 
10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 3 indigenous territories* (comarcas): Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Embera*, Herrera, Kuna Yala*, Los Santos, Ngabe-Bugle*, Panama, Panama Oeste, and Veraguas.
 Population: 
2,882,329 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Spanish (official), English 14%
many Panamanians bilingual
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
9° 00' N, 80° 00' W
 Area total: 
78,200 sq. km
 Land area: 
75,990 sq. km
 Water area: 
2,210 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
555 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Colombia 225 km, Costa Rica 330 km
 Coastline: 
2,490 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Pacific Ocean 0 m - Volcan de Chiriqui 3,475 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.pa
 Currency: 
balboa (PAB), US dollar (USD)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Republic of Panama
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Panama
 Name - local
 long form: 
Republica de Panama
 Name - local
 short form: 
Panama
 Independence: 
3 November 1903 (from Colombia, became independent from Spain 28 November 1821)
 Constitution: 
11 October 1972, major reforms adopted 1978, 1983 and 1994
 Government
 type: 
constitutional democracy
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 3 November (1903)
 
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