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Panama!

Panama!. By: Hollie Nash. Map Of Panama!. Location: Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica. 900º N and 80,00 W. Area: total: 78,200 sq km, water: 2,210 sq km, land: 75,990 sq km : . . Geography Of Panama!.

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Panama!

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  1. Panama! By: Hollie Nash

  2. Map Of Panama! Location: Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica. 900º N and 80,00 W. Area: total: 78,200 sq km, water: 2,210 sq km, land: 75,990 sq km : .

  3. Geography Of Panama! Land boundaries: total:555km. border countries: Colombia 225 km, Costa Rica 330 km Geographic coordinates: 9 00 N, 80 00 W . Map References:Central America and the Caribbean Area: total: 78,200 sq km. water: 2,210 sq km land: 75,990 sq km.

  4. Continued... Land Boundaries: total: 555 km border countries: Colombia 225 km, Costa Rica 330 km. Coastline: 2,490 km contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM Maritime claims:

  5. Panama's Backround With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal was built by the US Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914. On 7 September 1977, an agreement was signed for the complete transfer of the Canal from the US to Panama by the end of 1999.

  6. The people of Panama Population: 2,882,329 (July 2002 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 29.6% (male 433,494; female 418,120) 15-64 years: 64.3% (male 939,550; female 914,646) 65 years and over: 6.1% (male 84,130; female 92,389) (2002 est) Population growth rate: 1.26% (2002 EST.)

  7. Panama Canal • The Panama Canal is 51 miles long! • It holds about 13,000 ships a year! The canal was constructed in two stages. The first between 1881and 1888 by a French company, then followed by the Americans, with their construction completed in 1914.

  8. Facts! • The main language in Panama is Spanish. But about 14% of them speak English, also many Panamanians are bilingual. • The religion of the Panama culture is Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15% • The local long form name of Panama is Republica de Panama • .

  9. ¤* Pictures Of Panama *¤ As you can see,Panama as many sites to be seen!

  10. Natural resources shrimp Copper hydropower mahogany forests

  11. occasional severe storms and forest fires in the Darien area hazards Natural

  12. Climate tropical maritime; Hot Rainy prolonged season cloudy humid

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