PanamaCapital: Panama CityNumber 8 on the map

Panama Canal● Panama Canal was funded and built by the USA and Great

Britain, so they could ship stuff easier.● Yellow Fever and Malaria were the two most common diseases

workers died from.

Basic Stuff● 3.802 million people as of 2012● The main and official language is Spanish, but some people can

speak English as well.● 75-85 percent of people identify themselves with the Roman

Catholic religion.

Harpy Eagle

Dove Orchid

Panamanian Golden Frog

Not so Fun ‘Fun Facts’● They eat BBQed monkey on a stick, from street vendors ● Panama is the only place in the world where you can see the sun rise on the Pacific

and set on the Atlantic.● Panama City is the only city to have a rainforest in it’s city limits● Baseball, Boxing, and Soccer are the most common sports.● Panama elected their first female president in 1999.● Currency- Balboa, U.S. dollar

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Siteshttp://history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/PanamaCanalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panamahttp://www.mapsofworld.com/panama/society-and-culture/language.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panamanian_golden_froghttp://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/panama/