{"id":23298,"date":"2026-10-11T11:39:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T06:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=23298"},"modified":"2026-10-11T14:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T08:48:13","slug":"key-facts-about-panama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-panama\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Panama Latest News <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 hit Panama causing structures to collapse and shaking the capital of the Central American country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Panama \u00a0 <\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a country of <\/span><b>Central America<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located on the <\/span><b>Isthmus of Panama.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by <\/span><b>Costa Rica and Colombia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Water Bodies:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bounded by the <\/span><b>Caribbean Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the north and by the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pacific-ocean\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pacific Ocean<\/a> to the south.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Panama City.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Panama<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Panama has a <\/span><b>moist tropical and subtropical climate.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lakes:<\/b> <b>Lake Gatun<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which also plays a vital role in the operation of the Panama Canal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>River:<\/b> <b>Tuira River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the longest river of Panama.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountain Range:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Cordillera Central, or Central Mountain Range, runs down the middle of Panama.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It mainly consists of gold, copper, manganese, and iron.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/environment\/strong-80-magnitude-earthquake-felt-panama-usgs-2026-10-09\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reuters<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Panama is a Central American country located on the Isthmus of Panama, bordered by Costa Rica and Colombia. 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