Panama Flags

The flag of Panama is a rectangle made up of three different colors of white, red, and blue. The flag is further divided into four equal quarters. Two quarters are white with five-pointed stars in the middle. One star is red and the other is blue. The remaining two quarters are in plain blue and red colors. The Panamanian flag was adopted on December 3, 1903. November 4 is the Panamanian flag day celebrated to mark separation of Colombia from Panama.

The two plain colors of blue and red represent the country’s liberal and conservative political parties. The two stars in each quarter, with one in red and the other blue, represent the civic virtues honesty and purity while the red star stands for authority and law. The white color represents peace between the parties. Another theory states that the blue represents the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean, while the blood represents the blood of people who lost their lives for the country. The red star represents the authority of law and the blue star stands for honesty and purity.

The Panamanian flag was officially adopted in 1903 after the country gained independence from Spain. It was designed by Mr. Manuel Amador Jr and made by Ms. Maria Ossa de Amor. However, the first flag design consisted of thirteen stripes of red and yellow which alternated. It was rejected by leader Manuel Amador Guerrero before another design was made by Mr. Amador.

Before the current flag, Panama’s first flag consisted of thirteen horizontal stripes of color. The colors alternated from red and yellow and a blue canton with two interconnected suns at the top left of the rectangularly shaped flag. The two suns represented South and North America which are in between Panama - Panama connects the two continents. The first Panamanian flag design was made by the wife of Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla, and it was based on the US flag.

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Published on 2019-11-06


Capital	Panama City
Languages	Spanish (official), indigenous languages (including Ngabere (or Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (or Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (similar to Jamaican English Creole; a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere; also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole, other (Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese)
Ethnic Groups	Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%, Native American 12.3% (Ngabe 7.6%, Kuna 2.4%, Embera 0.9%, Bugle 0.8%, other 0.4%, unspecified 0.2%), black or African descent 9.2%, mulatto 6.8%, white 6.7% (2010 est.)
Religion	Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%
Government	Presidential republic
Independance	3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain on 28 November 1821)
Area	75,420.00 km²
Water Area	1,080.00 km²
Land Area	74,340.00 km²
Population	3,705,246.00 Population is concentrated towards the center of the country, particularly around the Canal, but a sizeable segment of the populace also lives in the far west around David; the eastern third of the country is sparsely inhabited
Location	Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica
No. Bordering Countries	2
Bordering Countries	Colombia 339 km, Costa Rica 348 km
GDP(PPP)	$93,120,000,000.00 (USD)
GDP (Per Capita)	$22,800.00 (USD)
Export Partners	Its major export partners are the United States, Germany, and Costa Rica.
Export Commodities	Its main exports are fruit and nuts, fish, iron and steel waste, and wood.
Import Partners	Its major import partners are the United States, China, and Mexico.
Import Commodities	Its major imports include fuels, machinery, vehicles, iron and steel rods.
Climate	Tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation
Terrain	Interior mostly steep, rugged mountains with dissected, upland plains; coastal plains with rolling hills
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