Panama » Maps and Geography

Geography of Panama is composed of the following key features.  Panama is located in Central America in between the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean. The neighbouring countries are Colombia and Costa Rica. 

Geographic coordinates for Panama Country are 9 00 N, 80 00 W. As the map reference is concerned, the map reference of Panama is Central America and the Caribbean. The total area of Panama is 78,200 sq km. In which area under land is 75,990 sq km and area under water is 2,210 sq km. Comparatively Panama City is slightly smaller than South Carolina. Boundaries of Panama country are 555 km long. The names of bordering countries along with the length of boundaries are: Colombia 225 km, Costa Rica 330 km.

Typical weather of Panama is tropical maritime. Mostly weather remain hot, wet, cloud-covered. Panama experiences lengthy rainy season between May to January and brief dry season from January to May.

Topography of Panama in its inner region is largely steep. There are rough mountains, mostly cut and upland plains. Coastal areas of Panama is comprises of predominately plains and rolling hills. Elevation examples are as follows.  The lowest elevation point found in Panama is Pacific Ocean which is 0 m. The highest elevation point found in Panama is Volcan de Chirigui 3.475 m.  

The most prominent natural resources of Panama are: copper, mahogany forests, shrimp and hydropower. The cultivatable land in panama is 7.36%. The total irrigated land in Panama is 320 sq km. 

Some of the natural hazards generally happened in Panama are casual harsh storms and forest blaze in the Darien region.