Panama

Key facts

Land borders (2)

• Colombia
• Costa Rica

Panama in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Panama is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 24 claims from the pool that are true of Panama, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Uses the US dollar as its currency1 of 8
• Its name begins with “P”1 of 9
• Its capital city's name begins with “P”1 of 17
• Has Spanish as an official language1 of 20
• Is in North America1 of 23
• Its capital city's name has more than one word1 of 26
• Borders exactly two countries1 of 28
• Its name and its capital city begin with the same letter1 of 28
• Is in the Americas1 of 35
• Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177