The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Central America and the Caribbean
Country name Panama, in 35 editions.
The entry for Panama published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 11
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Panama
Republic of Panama
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Panama
- conventional short form:
- Panama
- local long form:
- Republica de Panama
- local short form:
- Panama
conventional long form:
Republic of Panama
conventional short form:
Panama
local long form:
Republica de Panama
local short form:
Panama
The entry for Panama did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Panama
- conventional short form:
- Panama
- local long form:
- Republica de Panama
- local short form:
- Panama
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Panama
- conventional short form:
- Panama
- local long form:
- Republica de Panama
- local short form:
- Panama
conventional long form: Republic of Panama
conventional short form: Panama
local long form: Republica de Panama
local short form: Panama
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Panama
- conventional short form:
- Panama
- local long form:
- Republica de Panama
- local short form:
- Panama
conventional long form: Republic of Panama
conventional short form: Panama
local long form: Republica de Panama
local short form: Panama
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Panama conventional short form: Panama local long form: Republica de Panama local short form: Panama
conventional long form: Republic of Panama
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Panama
- conventional short form:
- Panama
- local short form:
- Panama
- local long form:
- Republica de Panama
conventional long form: Republic of Panama
conventional short form: Panama
local long short form: Republica de Panama
local short long form: Republica de Panama
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Panama
- conventional short form:
- Panama
- local long form:
- Republica de Panama
- local short form:
- Panama
conventional long form: Republic of Panama
conventional short form: Panama
local short long form: Republica de Panama
local long short form: Republica de Panama
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Panama
- conventional short form:
- Panama
- local long form:
- Republica de Panama
- local short form:
- Panama
conventional long form:
Republic of Panama
conventional short form:
Panama
local long form:
Republica de Panama
local short form:
Panama
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Panama
- conventional short form:
- Panama
- local long form:
- Republica de Panama
- local short form:
- Panama
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
The same text in 3 editions, 2016 to 2018.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Panama
- conventional short form:
- Panama
- local long form:
- Republica de Panama
- local short form:
- Panama
- etymology:
- according to tradition, the name derives from a former indigenous fishing village and its nearby beach that were called "Panama" meaning "an abundance of fish"
conventional long form: Republic of Panama
conventional short form: Panama
local long form: Republica de Panama
local short form: Panama
etymology: according to tradition, the name derives from a former indigenous fishing village and its nearby beach that were called "Panama" meaning "an abundance of fish"
The same text in 4 editions, 2019 to 2022.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Panama
- conventional short form:
- Panama
- local long form:
- Republica de Panama
- local short form:
- Panama
- etymology:
- named after the capital city which was itself named after a former indigenous fishing village
conventional long form: Republic of Panama
conventional short form: Panama
local long form: Republica de Panama
local short form: Panama
etymology: according to tradition, named after the name derives from capital city which was itself named after a former indigenous fishing village and its nearby beach that were called "Panama" meaning "an abundance of fish"
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Panama
- conventional short form:
- Panama
- local long form:
- República de Panama
- local short form:
- Panama
- etymology:
- named after the capital city which was itself named after a former indigenous fishing village
conventional long form: Republic of Panama
conventional short form: Panama
local long form: Republica República de Panama
local short form: Panama
etymology: named after the capital city which was itself named after a former indigenous fishing village
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Panama
- conventional short form:
- Panama
- local long form:
- República de Panama
- local short form:
- Panama
- etymology:
- origin is unclear; may come from a Guarani word meaning "place of many fish"
conventional long form: Republic of Panama
conventional short form: Panama
local long form: República de Panama
local short form: Panama
etymology: named after the capital city which was itself named after origin is unclear; may come from a former indigenous fishing village Guarani word meaning "place of many fish"
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Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. “Panama: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/panama/country-name.