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Panama: map and facts
Panama is in Central America. It has about 4.57 million people (2025), the 126th largest population. It covers 75,320 km², the 115th largest by area. That is about 61 people per km². Its highest point is Volcan Baru, at 3,475 m. The longest river on its map is the Chucunaque, 231 km from source to mouth.
Facts
- Population: 4,571,189 (2025, World Bank)
- Area: 75,320 km² (2024, World Bank)
- Capital: Panama City
- Highest point: Volcan Baru, 3,475 m (Natural Earth)
- Forest: 62.2% of the land (2024, World Bank)
Rivers
The longest rivers on the map of Panama, with the length of each whole river (Wikidata):
- Chucunaque: 231 km
- Chepo: 206 km
- Sixaola: 146 km
- Chiriquí: 130 km
- Chagres: 125 km
- Coclé del Norte: 75 km
Also on the map: Santa María and Cobre.
Mountains and landscapes
Its highest peaks:
- Volcan Baru: 3,475 m (its highest point)
Plateaus, plains, deserts and other regions: Isthmus of Panama and Azuero Peninsula.
Land
Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): evergreen broadleaf forest 46.6%, savanna 23%, wooded savanna 22.9%, grassland 3.1%, wetland 1.8%, water 1.6%.
Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): hills 39.6%, mountains 37.4%, plains 22.7%.
Forests covered 62.2% of its land in 2024, down from 66.7% in 1990 (World Bank).
Neighbours
Panama shares land borders with Colombia and Costa Rica on this map.
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Sources
India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.
- Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
- GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
- Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.
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