

The followingoutline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Panama:
Panama –sovereign country located on theIsthmus of Panama inCentral America.[1] Somegeographers categorize Panama as atranscontinental nation connecting thenorthern andsouthern portions of theAmericas. Panama bordersCosta Rica to the north-west,Colombia to the south-east, theCaribbean Sea to the north and theNorth Pacific Ocean to the south. It is an international business center and host to important ports, for the volume of traffic, in the Pacific and Caribbean side. Although Panama is the 3rd largest economy in Central America, afterGuatemala andCosta Rica, it has the largest expenditure on resource consumption, making the country the largest consumer in Central America.[2]



Administrative divisions of Panama
The Republic of Panama is a member of:[1]