2. Panama By: Chelsea and Ally

3. Pop. Approximately 3,309,679 Official currency Balboa (PAB); US dollar (USD) Per capita income $5,970

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Birth Rate: 21.5/1000 Death Rate:4.7/1000 Life expectancy: 75.2 Literacy rate: 93% Unemployment rate: 6.4%

7. 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

8. 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

9. Holidays: January 9 th Martyrs day November 3 rd Seperation day (From Columbia) November 4 th Flag day November 5 th Colon day November 28 th 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

10. Basketball is an extremely popular sport in panama. Some regional basketball teams play internationally. Baseball, horse racing, tennis and cycling are also popular.

11. Famous People Roberto Duran Professional Boxer now retired. Born: June 16 th 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 29 th 1969 He is a relief pitcher for the New York Yankees.

12. 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.

13. PAZ HOMBRES !

14. Bibliography https://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/

15. Salsa Recipe Ingredients for Best Recipe 6 large seeded chopped peeled tomatoes 2 cups seeded chopped green peppers 1 cups seeded jalapeno pepper, chopped 3/4 cup chopped onion 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cloves minced garlic http://www.great-salsa.com/bestrecipeforsalsa.html