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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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Publié par	Zhimgoora Books
Date de parution	01 janvier 0001
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781300625643
Langue	English

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Panama (Central America and Caribbean)

Introduction ::Panama

Background:

Explored and settled by the Spanish in the 16th century, Panama broke with Spain in 1821 and joined a union of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela - named the Republic of Gran Colombia. When the latter dissolved in 1830, Panama remained part of Colombia. 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. In 1977, an agreement was signed for the complete transfer of the Canal from the US to Panama by the end of the century. Certain portions of the Zone and increasing responsibility over the Canal were turned over in the subsequent decades. With US help, dictator Manuel NORIEGA was deposed in 1989. The entire Panama Canal, the area supporting the Canal, and remaining US military bases were transferred to Panama by the end of 1999. In October 2006, Panamanians approved an ambitious plan (estimated to cost $5.3 billion) to expand the Canal. The project, which began in 2007

and could double the Canal's capacity, is expected to be completed in 2014-15.

Geography ::Panama

Location:Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica

Geographic coordinates:9 00 N, 80 00 W

Map references:Central America and the Caribbean

Area:

Total:75,420 sq km

Country comparison to the world:117

Land:74,340 sq km

Water:1,080 sq km

Area - comparative:Slightly smaller than South Carolina

Land boundaries:

Total:555 km

Border countries:Colombia 225 km, Costa Rica 330 km

Coastline:2,490 km

Maritime claims:

Territorial sea:12 nm

Contiguous zone:24 nm

Exclusive economic zone:200 nm or edge of continental margin

Climate:Tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May)

Terrain:Interior mostly steep, rugged mountains and dissected, upland plains; coastal areas largely plains and rolling hills

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point:Pacific Ocean 0 m

Highest point:Volcan Baru 3,475 m

Natural resources:Copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower

Land use:

Arable land:7.26%

Permanent crops:1.95%

Other:90.79% (2005)

Irrigated land:430 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources:148 cu km (2000) Freshwater withdrawal

(Domestic/industrial/agricultural):

Total:0.82 cu km/yr (67%/5%/28%)

Per capita:254 cu m/yr (2000)

Natural hazards:Occasional severe storms and forest fires in the Darien area

Environment - current issues:Water pollution from agricultural runoff threatens fishery resources; deforestation of tropical rain forest; land degradation

and soil erosion threatens siltation of Panama Canal; air pollution in urban areas; mining threatens natural resources

Environment - international agreements:Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling

Signed, but not ratified:Marine Life Conservation

Geography - note:Strategic location on eastern end of isthmus forming land bridge connecting North and South America; controls Panama Canal that links North Atlantic Ocean via Caribbean Sea with North Pacific Ocean