中美洲巴拿马居民的总称。约200多万人。现代巴拿马人主要由印第安人、白人和黑人长期混合而成。目前,混血种人约占74％,黑人约占12％,印第安人约占5％,以华裔为主的亚洲人约占1%,其余为白人。西班牙语为官方语言,部分人使用英语。多信天主教,少数人信新教。 巴拿马于16世纪初沦为西班牙殖民地,1821年宣告独立,并加入大哥伦比亚联邦,成为它的一 Central American Panama residents in general. About 200 million people. Modern Panamanians are predominantly composed of Indians, whites and blacks. At present, about 74% are mixed, about 12% are black, about 5% are Indians, about 1% are Asians mainly of Chinese origin, and the rest are whites. Spanish is the official language, some people use English. Trust in Catholicism, minority believe in Protestantism. Panama became a Spanish colony in the early 16th century, declared its independence in 1821 and joined the Greater Colombia Federation as one of its