Panama
Panama is a country in Latin America & Caribbean with a population of approximately ~4.5 million. Its capital is Panama City. This is the complete reference for identifying Panama in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | Latin America & Caribbean |
| Capital | Panama City |
| Population | ~4.5 million |
| ISO codes | PA / PAN |
| Coordinates | 8.99°, -79.52° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How Panama appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Panama is identified through the clue sequence: latin america & caribbean first, then population range (~4.5 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Panama City), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Panama is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Latin America & Caribbean.
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Reading Panama in MapDash context
Panama is one of the data points covered by this site’s country-guessing geography puzzles dataset. The detail above comes directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across recognized sovereign countries.
Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for Panama is typically a peer within recognized sovereign countries with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Panama?
The capital of Panama is Panama City.
What continent is Panama in?
Panama is in Latin America & Caribbean.
What is the population of Panama?
Panama has a population of approximately ~4.5 million.
What countries border Panama?
Panama has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.