Panama

//**Panama**// Panama:  Population: 3,582,256   Capital: Panama city   Languages: Spanish and English   Climate: Tropical, hot, humid, cloudy, prolonged rain season   (May to January), short dry season (January to May)

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Panama was found by Columbus on his way to find America. Panama was found later by Balboa in 1513. Panama is now and currently famous for the "Pananma Canal" in fact it was so usefull the U.S has paid Panama 10 million dollars. Panama greatfully agreed that they will get paid $250,000 each year. All of that money is paid in exchange the U.S got the canal zone.
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Festival de Camisillas y Polleras Chiriqui Mall

This festival focuses on traditional Panamanian dress and aims to highlight and preserve traditional Panamanian values. During this festival contestants compete to see who has created the best and most traditional costume. This festival is mainly about how well the people know and love thier culture and tradition. (as you see the women dancing each dress made by hand, basically everyone makes their own dress or costume)

 ** //~panama is famous for their canal that runs through other countries for shortcuts.// ** ** //~Even Theodore Roosevelt felt like this is a histroic accomplishment for Panama.// **  ** //Malik and Jorge// **  ** Geography: Panama is south of costa rica, and north of colombia. the Panama canal gives a passsage from carribean sea to the pacific ocean. panama is made out of a chain of mountains. (1) ** ** population: 3,410,676 (growth rate: 1.4%); birth rate: 19.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 12.0/1000; life expectancy: 77.6; density per sq mi: 111 (1) **   **President:** Ricardo Martinelli (2009)(1)

**panama holidays** **:** november 4= flag day november 5= colon day december 8= mothers day (2) 1. infoplease.com 2. []

**__Religions__** **__Roman Catholic 85%__** **__Protestant 15%__** ** __National Sport__ ** The national sport of Panama is Baseball but Soccer has gained a extremlly high popularity in Panama.

__**Ethinc Divisions**__ Mestizo 70% African,Chinese,Arab and mixed ancestry 14% European 10% Indigenous 6%

Malik Brown and Jorge Gonzalez