Panama

Panama Country name conventional long form:Republic of Panama conventional short form:Panama local long form:Republica de Panama local short form:Panama Data code PM Government type constitutional democracy Capital Panama Administrative divisions 9 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 2 territories* (comarca); Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Herrera, Los Santos, Ngobe-Bugle*, Panama, San Blas*, and Veraguas Independence 3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain 28 November 1821) National holiday Independence Day, 3 November (1903) Constitution 11 October 1972; major reforms adopted April 1983 and in 1994 Legal system based on civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Justice; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations Suffrage 18 years of age; universal and compulsory Executive branch chief of state:President Mireya Elisa MOSCOSO Rodriguez (since 1 September 1999); First Vice President Arturo Ulises VALLARINO (since 1 September 1999); Second Vice President (Dominador) Kaiser Baldonero BAZAN (since 1 September 1999); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government:President Mireya Elisa MOSCOSO Rodriguez (since 1 September 1999); First Vice President Arturo Ulises VALLARINO (since 1 September 1999); Second Vice President (Dominador) Kaiser Baldonero BAZAN (since 1 September 1999); note - the president is party, president, 1999, since, september, panama, national, vice, moscoso, elisa, chief, vote, rodriguez, prd, held, democratic, terms, popular, pln, pa, november, note, mireya, legislative, head, government, election, elected, de, branch, workers, white, vallarino], vallarino, ulises, system