Panama Researched via: Student Name: Navon Williams Date: 5/28/10

Where is Panama located? Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica Capital: Panama City Coordinates: 8° 58" North, 79° 31" West Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica Capital: Panama City Coordinates: 8° 58" North, 79° 31" West

Flag, Motto, Anthem: Chorus Alcanzamos por fin la victoria en el campo feliz de la unión; con ardientes fulgores de gloria se ilumina la nueva nacion. Verses Es preciso cubrir con un velo del pasado el calvario y la cruz; y que adorne el azul de tu cielo de concordia la esplendida luz. El progreso acaricia tus lares al compás de sublime canción; ves rugir a tus pies ambos mares que dan rumbo a tu noble misión. En tu suelo cubierto de flores, a los besos del tibio terral, Chorus Alcanzamos por fin la victoria en el campo feliz de la unión; con ardientes fulgores de gloria se ilumina la nueva nacion. Verses Es preciso cubrir con un velo del pasado el calvario y la cruz; y que adorne el azul de tu cielo de concordia la esplendida luz. El progreso acaricia tus lares al compás de sublime canción; ves rugir a tus pies ambos mares que dan rumbo a tu noble misión. En tu suelo cubierto de flores, a los besos del tibio terral,

Sports: boxing boxing

Government and Politics: The economy of Panama is a fully dollarized free market economy with a history of low inflation. It is based mainly on the services industry, heavily weighted toward banking, commerce, and tourism. The hand-over of the canal and military installations by the US has given rise to new construction projects. The economy of Panama is a fully dollarized free market economy with a history of low inflation. It is based mainly on the services industry, heavily weighted toward banking, commerce, and tourism. The hand-over of the canal and military installations by the US has given rise to new construction projects.

Famous people/role model: Ruben Blades Ruben Blades Is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, lawyer, actor, Latin jazz musician, and politician, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz genres. Ruben Blades is often called the Renaissance man of Salsa. As songwriter, Blades brought the lyrical sophistication of Central American nueva canción and Cuban nueva trova as well as experimental tempos and political inspired Nuyorican salsa to his music, creating thinking persons' (salsa) dance music. An innovative thinker who has worked also as a poet, philosopher and politician, Ruben Blades Is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, lawyer, actor, Latin jazz musician, and politician, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz genres. Ruben Blades is often called the Renaissance man of Salsa. As songwriter, Blades brought the lyrical sophistication of Central American nueva canción and Cuban nueva trova as well as experimental tempos and political inspired Nuyorican salsa to his music, creating thinking persons' (salsa) dance music. An innovative thinker who has worked also as a poet, philosopher and politician, Ruben Blades

What do you like the most about Panama? What I like most about panama is the sports What I like most about panama is the sports