| Capitale | nom: Panama City coordonnées géographiques: 8 58 N, 79 32 W différence de temps: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: according to tradition, the name derives from a former fishing area near the present capital - an indigenous village and its adjacent beach - that were called "Panama" meaning "an abundance of fish" |
| Fête de l'Indépendance | 3 Novembre 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain on 28 Novembre 1821) |
| Fête nationale | Jour De l'Indépendance (Separation Day), 3 Novembre (1903) |
| Constitution | history: several previous; latest effective 11 Octobre 1972 amendments: proposed by the National Assembly, by the Cabinet, or by the Supreme Court of Justice; passage requires approval by one of two procedures: 1) absolute majority vote of the Assembly membership in each of three readings and by absolute majority vote of the next elected Assembly in a single reading without textual modifications; 2) absolute majority vote of the Assembly membership in each of three readings, followed by absolute majority vote of the next elected Assembly in each of three readings with textual modifications, and approval in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2004 (2018) |
| Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 18 ans; universal |
| Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Président Laurentino "Nito" CORTIZO Cohen (depuis 1 July 2019); Vice Président Jose Gabriel CARRIZO Jaen (depuis 1 July 2019); note - the president is both chef d'état (Président) and chef de gouvernement (1er ministre) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Président Laurentino "Nito" CORTIZO Cohen (depuis 1 July 2019); Vice Président Jose Gabriel CARRIZO Jaen (depuis 1 July 2019) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president elections/appointments: president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term; president eligible for a single non-consecutive term); election last held on 5 May 2019 (next to be held in 2024) election results: Laurentino "Nito" CORTIZO Cohen elected president; percent of vote - Laurentino CORTIZO Cohen (PRD) 33.3%, Romulo ROUX (CD) 31%, Ricardo LOMBANA (independent) 18.8%, Jose BLANDON (Panamenista Party) 10.8%, Ana Matilde GOMEZ Ruiloba (independent) 4.8%, other 1.3% |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
