Flag of Panama

🎨 What the flag means

Panama's flag is split into four rectangles: white with a blue star, red, blue, and white with a red star. According to the law, white stands for peace and purity, the blue star for honesty and the red star for authority and law. The blue and red came from Panama's two political parties of the time, and the two stars together stand for the new republic.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

4.6 million (2025)

🏙️ Capital

Panama City1.5 million people (2026)

🗣️ Main language

Spanish

✨ 3 fun facts

1. The Panama Canal, finished in 1914, connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and is a major route for ships.
2. Guna women make molas, colourful embroidered panels sewn onto the front and back of their blouses.
3. Panama's traditional dress for women is the pollera, a long, full dress that can take a year to make.