Panama: Geography#
| Location | Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 9 00 N, 80 00 W 9.0,-80.0 |
| Area | total: 75,420 sq km land: 74,340 sq km water: 1,080 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 75420 DBpedia: 75516 Geoname: 78200 Infoplease: 78200 Britannica: 74177 Wolfram: 75420 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 555 km border countries: Colombia 225 km, Costa Rica 330 km |
| Coastline | 2,490 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Volcan Baru 3,475 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Volcan Baru 3478 m According to Geonames: Cerro Fábrega 3335 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Terrain | interior mostly steep, rugged mountains and dissected, upland plains; coastal areas largely plains and rolling hills |
| Natural Hazards | occasional severe storms and forest fires in the Darien area |
| Natural Resource | copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower |
| Land Use | arable land: 7.16% permanent crops: 2.51% other: 90.33% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May) |
| Irrigated Land | 346.2 sq km (2003) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 148 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | water pollution from agricultural runoff threatens fishery resources; deforestation of tropical rain forest; land degradation and soil erosion threatens siltation of Panama Canal; air pollution in urban areas; mining threatens natural resources |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation |
| Large Cities | Panama; San Miguelito; Tocumen; David; Arraijan [Verified] Important Cities |
| Geography-note | strategic location on eastern end of isthmus forming land bridge connecting North and South America; controls Panama Canal that links North Atlantic Ocean via Caribbean Sea with North Pacific Ocean |