1. Panama Researched via: http://wikipedia.org http://wikipedia.org Student Name: Kimberly Campbell Date: 6/4/10

2. Where is Panama located? Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. isthmusSouth AmericaCosta Rica Colombia Caribbean SeaPacific Ocean

3. Flag, Motto, Anthem: Motto: "Pro Mundi Beneficio" "For the Benefit of the World” Anthem: Himno Nacional de PanamáAnthemHimno Nacional de Panamá The Panamanian flag's colors represent the two political parties of Panama, the Liberals (red) and the Conservatives (blue). The white symbolizes peace between them and the equal division of the colors states that they both govern the country at different times. The colors of the Panamanian flag also have alternative meanings. The blue represents the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea and red stands for the blood spilt for Panama's independence. The blue star represents the civic virtues of purity and honesty and the red star symbolizes the authority of the law. Together they represent loyalty and resilience.

4. Sports: Soccer Tennis Baseball Basketball

5. Government and Politics: Panama's politics take place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Panama is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi- party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.presidential representative democratic republic President of Panama head of statehead of governmentmulti- party systemExecutive powerLegislative power governmentNational Assemblyjudiciary

6. Famous people/role model: Roberto Durán Camilo A. Alleyne Brooke Alfaro Daphne Rubin Vega Ruben Blades

7. What do you like the most about Panama? I like no Panamanians except one boy that I know. Panamanians remind me of Spanish people because they basically are the same and I hardly like Spaniards