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Panama Culture, Geography and History

Geography and Environment of Panama

  • Colourful Toucan viewing his surrounding from above, in Panama rainforest

Bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, Panama shares land borders with Colombia and Costa Rica. With a typical tropical climate and environment, Panama has an abundance of rainforest, jungle, mangroves, islands, beaches and natural harbours. With around 500 rivers flowing through Panama, this Central American land - full of biodiversity - also has mountain ranges that dramatically cut through the mainland. Though many of Panama's mountains have volcanic origins, most are considered dormant and pose no threat to residents.


History and Government of Panama


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Recommended Reading

  • Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 - David McCullough
  • Panama Fever - Matthew Parker
  • The Captain and the Enemy - Graham Greene
  • Panama: A Novel - Carlos Ledson Miller
  • The Tailor of Panama - John Le Carre

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Panama at a glance

  • 25
  • Panama City (population 450,000)
  • 3.4 million
  • Spanish
  • USD
  • (GMT-05:00) Bogota, Lima, Quito, Rio Branco
  • Type A (North American/Japanese 2-pin), Type B (American 3-pin)
  • +507

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