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• Pop. Approximately 3,309,679
• Official currency Balboa (PAB); US dollar (USD)
• Per capita income $5,970
Geography
• Area: 78,200 sq. Km • Occupies the southern eastern end of the
isthmus forming the land bridge between north and south America
• Terrain: Mountainous; coast line 2,857 km • Climate: Tropical, with average daily rainfall
28 mm.
• Natural Resources: Timber, Gold, Copper
• Major Industries: Fisheries and Agriculture.
• Products: Fruits, Corn, sugar, rice, coffee, vegetables, shrimp, and livestock.
• Exports: 9.3 billion:bananas, petroleum products, shrimp, sugar, coffee, and clothing.
• Imports: 3.7 billion.
• Birth Rate: 21.5/1000
• Death Rate:4.7/1000
• Life expectancy: 75.2
• Literacy rate: 93%
• Unemployment rate: 6.4%
Panama city
• Amador Causeway
• Ancon hill
• Balboa Avenue
• Panama Canal
• Casco Viejo
• Panama Viejo
Panama Beaches
•Playa Blanca
•Playa Coronado
•Playa El Palmar
•Playa Gorgona
•Playa El Palmar
•Playa Rio Mar
• Rodrigo de Bastidas was the first European to explore the Ithmus of Panama.
• Was with the Spanish empire for 300 years; became independent from Spain on November 28, 1821.
• Constitution: October 11, 1972
• Holidays: January 9th Martyrs day November 3rd Seperation day (From Columbia) November 4th Flag day November 5th Colon day November 28th Independence day (from Spain)
• Most popular music in panama: Salsa is one of the most popular types of music in Panama Rock is second most popular and Mambo then Jazz
• Basketball is an extremely popular sport in panama.
• Some regional basketball teams play internationally.
• Baseball, horse racing, tennis and cycling are also popular.
Famous People• Roberto Duran Professional Boxer now
retired. Born: June 16th 1951 • He held world titles at four
different weights – lightweight (1972-79), welterweight (1980), junior middleweight (1983-84) and middleweight (1989).
• Mariano Rivera Professional baseball player Born: November 29th 1969• He is a relief pitcher for the
New York Yankees.
• Panama is an ideal place to enjoy local cuisine, which varies from region to region.
• For Breakfast people will usual eat: Hojaldras: Typical breakfast served with eggs Known as Panamanian donuts - they are eaten with sugar on top. ese.
• Dinner and Lunch are very similar except dinner is a bit larger. Some main courses that are eaten in Panama are
Sancocho- Chicken soup, One of Panama's most popular lunch dish.It consists of a root called namé and chicken pieces and is spiced with culandro - an herb similiar to cilantro. Corvina - Known internationally as sea bass, corvina is a very mild flavoured fish served fried, backed or as ceviche.
Bibliographyhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/pm.html www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Americas/Panama.html http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2030.htm http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107870.html http://www.virtualpanama.com/panama-tourist-attractions.asp http://www.nvmundo.com/travelinfo/panama/pattract.htm https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/pm.html http://www.historycentral.com/NationbyNation/Panama/History2.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Panama http://www.travel-library.com/holidays/central_america/panama/