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Panama

Panama. Annie Briggs Cheri Grissom Spanish 1411.11. Geographics of Panama. Area: 75,517 sq. km. or 29,157 sq. mi. ( or slightly smaller than South Carolina Located between Costa Rica and Columbia on the isthmus forming the land bridge between North and South America Population: 3,405,813.

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Panama

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  1. Panama Annie Briggs Cheri Grissom Spanish 1411.11

  2. Geographics of Panama • Area: 75,517 sq. km. or 29,157 sq. mi. ( or slightly smaller than South Carolina • Located between Costa Rica and Columbia on the isthmus forming the land bridge between North and South America • Population: 3,405,813

  3. Agriculture • Agriculture employs a large number of the people in Panama and takes up approx. half of the land • The country’s main exports include: bananas, shrimp, sugar and coffee • The primary crops: bananas, cocoa beans, coconuts, corn, potatoes, rice, soybeans and sugar cane • Primary livestock products: beef, veal, chicken and pork.

  4. History • The earliest known inhabitants of Panama were the Cuevas and Coclé tribes which were destroyed by fighting and disease in the 1500s at the arrival of the Spanish. • Panama was part of the Spanish empire for 300 years from 1538-1821

  5. Panama became independent of Spain in November of 1821 to become part of Great Columbia • They would receive complete independence on November 3, 1903 • Construction of the Panama Canal began in 1904 and is considered the eighth wonder of the world

  6. Culture • Panama is rich in folklore and popular traditions • Lively Salsa music is a specialty to Panama with Ruben Blades being the best known performer • Panama’s population is very culturally and traditionally diverse with 67% of mestizos (amerindian with targets) and mulatos (white with black), 14% blacks, 10% whites, amerindian 6% (indigenous) and a 3% of people are from varied ethnic origins.

  7. Free religious creed is respected but most of the country professes Catholicism, a religion deeply rooted in many traditional and cultural expressions in Panama.

  8. Government • Constitutional Democracy • Constitution: October 11, 1972. Amended 1983, 1984 and reformed in 2004. • Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches • Political parties include: PanameñistaParty, Democratic Change, National Liberal Republican Movement, Democratic Revolutionary Party, and Popular Party. • Voting age: 18

  9. Panama Canal • Construction on the Panama Canal began in 1904. • After U.S. encouragement, Panama proclaimed its independence and formed the Hay/Bunau-Varilla Treaty with the U.S. granting the rights to the U.S. “as if it were sovereign” in a zone approx 10 miles wide and 50 miles long.

  10. The U.S. would complete the 52-mile long canal in 1914 • In the early 1960s, pressure began in Panama for the renegotiation of this treaty • The canal works through both lock-type and sea-level type of canal

  11. Popular Sports • Popular sports in Panama include Football (Soccer), Basketball, Baseball

  12. Active Panamanian MLB Players • Manny Acosta • Angel Chávez • Bruce Chen • Manny Corpas • EinarDíaz • Carlos Lee • José Macías • Mariano Rivera • Davis Romero • Carlos Ruiz • Rubén Tejada

  13. Image Bibliography • http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/panama_relief.jpg • https://cmsdata.iucn.org/img/4198_1_4898.jpg • http://kateiredale.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451c50869e201310f36a826970c-pi • http://www.personal.psu.edu/huc121/PC1.jpg • http://www.bigtravelweb.com/images/panama-embera-l.jpg • http://www.trumphotelcollection.com/images/bg/panama-dancers-homepage.jpg • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/flags/large/pm-lgflag.gif • http://www.canalmuseum.com/photos/1911_pedromiguel.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Gatun_Lock_Construction,_Panama_Canal,_March_12,_1912.jpg • http://www.thepanamanews.com/pn/v_13/issue_11/images/church_1.jpg • http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/images/gal_panama_gallliard.jpg • http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Panama.html#b • http://www.bobbyrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/panama-canal.jpg • http://football.uk.reuters.com/uploads/2010/10/13/fs_2010-10-13T040606Z_01_PAN04_RTRIDSP_2_LATAM-SPORTS-SOCCER.jpg • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Manny_Acosta_on_October_3,_2010_(1).jpg

  14. Information Bibliography • http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2030.htm • http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Americas/Panama-AGRICULTURE.html • http://www.visitpanama.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=353:historia-de-panam%C3%A1&Itemid=472&lang=en • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_from_Panama

  15. My Favorite Fact! • My favorite fact about Panama is that it is so very culturally and traditionally diverse and yet maintains a peaceful state!

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