• Language(s): Spanish, English widely spoken
• Capital City: Panama City
• Local Time: GMT -5
• Currency: Balboa (PAB 1 = 100 Centesimos) or US Dollar (USD 1 = 100 Cents)
• Notes: USD: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100
• Coins: PAB: 1, 10. Centesimos: 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 or Cents: 1, 5, 10, 25, 50
• Dialling Code: 507
• Electricity: 110/220V AC 60Hz

Passport & Visa Info
The following details relate to holders of adult normal passports (requirements for children may be different), if any other type of passport or travel document is held, entry requirements should be checked with the relevant embassy or consulate.

Passports
Required by all.

Passport Validity: Passports must be valid for 3 months.

Visas
The following DO NOT require a visa:
1) Nationals of Panama.

• Panama City Tocumen International (PTY)

Panama has a developing economy. The capital is Panama City. Outside the Panama City area, which has many first-class hotels and restaurants, tourist facilities vary in quality.

CRIME: There is a moderate but growing level of crime in Panama City. The level of crime in the city of Colon is high. Police checkpoints have become commonplace on weekends in both cities. Based upon reported incidents, the high-crime areas around Panama City are Chorillo, Ancon, Curundu, Vera Cruz Beach, Panama Viejo, Parque Soberania, and the Madden Dam overlook.

Climate: Tropical climate with hot temperatures and plentiful rainfall which mainly falls between May-Nov. Rainfall is greater on the lowlands on the northern or Caribbean coast with almost twice as much rain as the Pacific coast, although temperatures are virtually the same.

Clothing: Lightweights, tropical and washable cottons all year with warmer clothing for higher regions. Rainwear advisable particularly during the rainy season.