High Literacy

• The population of Panama boasts a 93% literacy rate.
  
  

Taxis

• Taxi drivers in Panama do not use meters; you can negotiate prices for long distances. Short distances often have fixed rates. You can also negotiate hourly rates for taxis.
  
  

Money

• The U.S dollar is legal tender, as Panama does not print its own money.
  
  

Tropical Rain Forest

• The only city in the world that hosts a tropical rain forest within its city limits is Panama City.
  
  

Indigenous Species

• There are 125 species of animals found in Panama that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
  
  

No Panama Hats

• Panama hats are typically produced in Ecuador and not made in Panama.
  
  

Panama Canal

• On December 31, 1999, Panama finally took complete and total control of the Panama Canal.