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Official Name: Republic of Panama (Republica de Panama)
Panama is an Indian word meaning "abundance of fish."
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Panamanian(s).
Population (1997 estimate): 2.82 million.
Principal Cities
- Capital: Panama City (827,828; about 1.2 million with adjacent San Miguelito)
- Colon (140,908)
- David (102,678)
Panama City looking toward the Bay of Panama; Punta Paitilla in left background and Gorgas Hospital (former Canal Zone Government then U.S. Army hospital transferred to Panama in 1997) in left foreground. (Source Note 5).
