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It might feel like a country town, but David is Panama's second-largest city and a transport hub for tourists. A recent wave of foreign capital has flooded the city - thousands of North American and European retirees are expected to ride it in, and the economy is about to boom.
Fast Facts
Population
124,000
Currency
Name: Balboa
Code: PAB
Symbol: B
Electrical Plugs
120V 60Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Spanish
Time Zones
GMT/UTC -5
Country Dialing Code
+507
Weights & Measures
Metric
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