Panama Map & Atlas

Panama is divided into 12 first-level administrative divisions:

Panama City is the largest urban area in Panama with about 1,281,000 people.

Highest terrain in Panama: ≈ 3,444 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and White) 65%, Indigenous 12.3% (Ngabe 7.6%, Kuna 2.4%, Embera 0.9%, Bugle 0.8%, other 0.4%, unspecified 0.2%), Black or African descent 9.2%, Mulatto 6.8%, White 6.7% (2010 est.)

Regionally, Mestizo is the most common ethnic group across most of the 12 divisions, while Indigenous predominates in 4 divisions (Kuna Yala, Emberá, Ngöbe Buglé, Bocas del Toro).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2010 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Evangelical 55%, Roman Catholic 33.4%, none 10.1%, unspecified 1.5% (2023 est.)

Regionally, Evangelical is the most common religious group across most of the 12 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2023 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Spanish (official), Indigenous languages (including Ngabere (Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere, also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole, other (Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean,

Regionally, Spanish is the most common language group across most of the 12 divisions, while Kuna predominates in 1 division (Kuna Yala); Embera predominates in 1 division (Emberá); Ngabere predominates in 1 division (Ngöbe Buglé).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys