| Capital | nombre: Panama City coordenadas geográficas: 8 58 N, 79 32 W diferencia de tiempo: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: according to tradition, the name derives from a former fishing area near the present capital - an indigenous village and its adjacent beach - that were called "Panama" meaning "an abundance of fish" |
| División administrativa | 10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 3 indigenous regions* (comarcas); Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Embera-Wounaan*, Herrera, Guna Yala*, Los Santos, Ngobe-Bugle*, Panama, Panama Oeste, Veraguas |
| Independencia | 3 Noviembre 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain on 28 Noviembre 1821) |
| Feriado nacional | Día de la Independencia (Separation Day), 3 Noviembre (1903) |
| Constitución | history: several previous; latest efectiva 11 Octubre 1972 amendments: proposed by the National Assembly, by the Cabinet, or by the Supreme Court of Justice; passage requires approval by one of two procedures: 1) absolute majority vote of the Assembly membership in each of three readings and by absolute majority vote of the next elected Assembly in a single reading without textual modifications; 2) absolute majority vote of the Assembly membership in each of three readings, followed by absolute majority vote of the next elected Assembly in each of three readings with textual modifications, and approval in a referendum; modificada several times, last in 2004 (2018) |
| Sufragio | 18 años de edad; universal |
| Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: Presidente Laurentino "Nito" CORTIZO Cohen (desde 1 July 2019); Vice Presidente Jose Gabriel CARRIZO Jaen (desde 1 July 2019); note - the president is both jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno jefe de gobierno: Presidente Laurentino "Nito" CORTIZO Cohen (desde 1 July 2019); Vice Presidente Jose Gabriel CARRIZO Jaen (desde 1 July 2019) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president elections/appointments: president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term; president eligible for a single non-consecutive term); election last held on 5 May 2019 (next to be held in 2024) election results: Laurentino "Nito" CORTIZO Cohen elected president; percent of vote - Laurentino CORTIZO Cohen (PRD) 33.3%, Romulo ROUX (CD) 31%, Ricardo LOMBANA (independent) 18.8%, Jose BLANDON (Panamenista Party) 10.8%, Ana Matilde GOMEZ Ruiloba (independent) 4.8%, other 1.3% |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
A menos que sea indicado, toda la información en esta página es correcta hasta Diciembre 31, 2019
