Panama is the most southern country in Central America

Panama has a population of just over 3,300,000, making it approximately the 131st most populated country in the world

Panama is a democratic republic.

Up to 1821, Panama was a Spanish colony

The Panama Canal is an important and busy trade and commercial route allowing vessels to cross from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific with relative ease.

Around 70% of the population is a mixture of Europeans and Native Americans.

 more than 12,000 people died in the construction of the Panama Railroad.