Panama was originally part of Spanish-ruled New Granada and later Colombia before gaining independence in 1903 with U.S. support. The Panama Canal, completed in 1914, has played a crucial role in global trade. Today, Panama has a strong economy based on shipping, finance, and tourism.
| Languages | Speakers | Bibles | Films | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
South Levantine Arabic apc اللهجة الشامية الجنوبية | 8720 | 1 | 39 | 40 |
North Levantine Arabic apc اللهجة الشامي الشمال | 16670 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
Bribri bzd Talamanca | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Emberá-Catío cto Emberá-Catío | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
San Blas Kuna cuk Dulegaya | 75320 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Modern Greek (1453-) ell Νέα Ελληνικά | 3480 | 24 | 3 | 7 |
Northern Emberá emp Cholo | 23000 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
English eng | 172320 | 242 | 29 | 330 |
French fra français | 43600 | 45 | 3 | 123 |
Ngäbere gym Movere | 170000 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Hakka Chinese hak 客家話 / 客家话 Hak-kâ-fa | 29210 | 11 | 1 | 26 |
Hebrew heb Israeli Hebrew | 0 | 26 | 6 | 4 |
Hindi hin हिंदी | 15260 | 13 | 34 | 71 |
Italian ita italiano | 21800 | 16 | 8 | 15 |
Jamaican Creole English jam Jumiekan | 290000 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Japanese jpn 日本語 | 2100 | 13 | 5 | 7 |
Border Kuna kvn Dulegaya | 980 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Panamanian Sign Language lsp Lenguaje de Señas Bolivianas LSB | 21910 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Min Nan Chinese nan Minnan | 1300 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
Woun Meu noa Noanamá | 8650 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Buglere sab Murire | 18000 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
San Miguel Creole French scf patwa | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Epena sja Saija | 540 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Spanish spa Castilian | 3400000 | 33 | 11 | 124 |
Teribe tfr Norteño | 4810 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Yue Chinese yue Cantonese | 34440 | 12 | 11 | 24 |