Portal:Panama

Introduction Republic of Panama República de Panamá (Spanish) Flag Coat of arms Motto: "Pro Mundi Beneficio" "For the Benefit of the World" Anthem: Himno Istmeño (Spanish) Hymn of the Isthmus ISO 3166 code PA Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half of the country's over 4 million inhabitants.0 Before the arrival of Spanish colonists in the 16th century, Panama was inhabited by a number of different indigenous tribes. It broke away from Spain in 1821 and joined the Republic of Gran Colombia, a union of Nueva Granada, Ecuador, and Venezuela. After Gran Colombia dissolved in 1831, Panama and Nueva Granada eventually became the Republic of Colombia. With the backing of the United States, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903, allowing the construction of the Panama Canal to be completed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914. The 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties agreed to transfer the canal from the United States to Panama on December 31, 1999. The surrounding territory was returned first, in 1979. Revenue from canal tolls has continued to represent a significant portion of Panama's GDP, especially after the Panama Canal expansion project (finished in 2016) doubled its capacity. Commerce, banking, and tourism are major sectors. Panama is regarded as having a high-income economy. In 2019, Panama ranked 57th in the world in terms of the Human Development Index. In 2018, Panama was ranked the seventh-most competitive economy in Latin America, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index. Panama was ranked 82rd in the Global Innovation Index in 2024. Covering around 40 percent of its land area, Panama's jungles are home to an abundance of tropical plants and animals – some of them found nowhere else on earth. Panama is a founding member of the United Nations and other international organizations such as the Organization of American States, Latin America Integration Association, Group of 77, World Health Organization, and Non-Aligned Movement. (Full article...) Selected article - Ilya Espino de Marotta in 2016 Ilya R. Espino de Marotta is an engineer best known for leading the Panama Canal Expansion Project as Executive Vice President for Engineering in the Panama Canal Authority. Espino de Marotta was appointed to the role in 2012 and was the first woman in the history of the Panama Canal Authority to hold the role. Espino de Marotta said that some male colleagues questioned her appointment and is quoted as saying, "I wear the pink hard-hat to make a statement that a woman can do this job." Marotta describes the Panama Canal Expansion project as "a dream job for any engineer". Alongside responsibility for the physical expansion of the canal Marotta also oversaw other investment projects including, all the construction contracts, new bridges and purchasing. Every month during the expansion phase of the project, she directed a videography team from a helicopter to monitor work on the canal. (Full article...) List of selected articles Panama Canal Mariano Rivera Manuel Noriega Panama Canal expansion project Roberto Durán Martín Torrijos Salsa Big Band Panama Creature Panama at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Guillermo Endara Panama during World War II Panamanian white-faced capuchin Ernesto Pérez Balladares Geoffroy's tamarin Mireya Moscoso Daphne Rubin-Vega Separation of Panama from Colombia Panama City United States invasion of Panama Prostitution in Panama Volcán Barú National Patriotic Coalition Omar Torrijos Danilo Pérez Panama State Tocumen International Airport Panamanian cuisine LGBT rights in Panama Panama Canal Zone Coto War Panama Canal Railway The Panama Deception Panama national football team Barro Colorado Island Coiba Island howler Panama Papers Independence of Panama from Spain Panama–Pacific International Exposition Panamanian Public Forces Gatun Lake Darién National Park Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro History of the Panama Canal Survivor: Panama Mossack Fonseca Agriculture in Panama Categories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories Panama Panama-related lists Buildings and structures in Panama Culture of Panama Economy of Panama Education in Panama Environment of Panama Geography of Panama Government of Panama Health in Panama History of Panama Organizations based in Panama Panamanian people Politics of Panama Society of Panama Images of Panama Panama stubs General images The following are images from various Panama-related articles on Wikipedia. Embera girl, Darién Province, 2006 (from Indigenous peoples of Panama) Ship at the Culebra Cut while transiting the Panama Canal, in 1915 photograph. (from History of Panama) Provinces of the Republic of New Granada in 1851 (from History of Panama) Construction work on the Culebra Cut, in 1907 photograph. (from History of Panama) An economic activity map of Panama, 1981. (from Economy of Panama) American political cartoon, published in 1903 (from History of Panama) Panama's location between the Pacific (bottom) and the Caribbean Sea (top) (from History of Panama) General Manuel Noriega after his capture by the US. (from History of Panama) A Guna woman in Guna Yala (from Indigenous peoples of Panama) Guna house in Guna Yala, 2007 (from Indigenous peoples of Panama) Amphibian Pendant, Walters Art Museum (from History of Panama) Selected image - A map of Panama A view of the coastline in Panama, 2016 A view of the forest at La Amistad International Park, near Boquete, Panamá, 2006 The Centennial Bridge, Panama is a major bridge crossing the Panama Canal. An aerial view of the Colón Free Trade Zone, a free port near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. A view of Panama City at sunset, 2009 The Gatun Locks gates opening at the Panama Canal A nighttime view of the Bridge of the Americas, 2006 Mariano Rivera is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. Did you know - That the Balboa (Panamanian currency - ISO 4217 code PAB) has been tied to the U.S. dollar (which is legal tender in Panama) at an exchange rate of 1:1 since 1904? Panama lists List of cities in Panama List of hospitals in Panama List of islands of Panama List of Presidents of Panama List of political parties in Panama List of players from Panama in Major League Baseball List of radio stations in Panama Related portals Panama topics Panama - Related Topics History Torrijos–Carter Treaties • Darién scheme • Mallarino–Bidlack Treaty • Watermelon War • Panama Canal Railway • Martyrs' Day • Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty • Panama Canal Zone • US invasion of Panama • History of the Panama Canal • Panama Canal fence • Zonian • Coat of arms • Flag of Panama Politics List of heads of state of Panama • Martín Torrijos • National Assembly • Democratic Revolutionary Party • Arnulfista Party • Solidarity Party • Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement • Democratic Change • People's Party • National Liberal Party • Panamanian election, 1999 • Panamanian election, 2004 • Provinces of Panama • Foreign relations of Panama • Panama Canal Authority • Panama Canal expansion referendum, 2006 Geography Panama City • Isthmus of Panama • Provinces of Panama • Colón Province • San Blas Islands • Pearl Islands • Gulf of Panama • Coiba • Taboga Island • Volcán Barú • Gatun Lake • Chagres River • Guna Yala • Ciudad del Saber • Herrera Province • Los Santos Province • Isla Gibraleón Panama Canal History • Health Measures • Panama Canal Railway • Culebra Cut (Gaillard Cut) • Gatun Dam • Chagres River • Gatun Lake • Panama Canal locks • Panamax • Bridge of the Americas • Centennial Bridge, Panama • Panama Canal Authority • Panama Canal Zone • Panama Canal expansion project Culture Music of Panama • Molas • Chinatown • Islam in Panama • Kuna people • Embera-Wounaan People • Ngöbe–Buglé people • Pollera Panamanians Alfredo Sinclair • Olga Sinclair • Justine Pasek • Stefanie de Roux • Rubén Blades • Danilo Pérez • El General • Daphne Rubin-Vega • Jordana Brewster • Belisario Porras • Victoriano Lorenzo • Omar Torrijos • Arnulfo Arias • Harmodio Arias Madrid • Guillermo Endara • Mireya Moscoso • Manuel Antonio Noriega • Ernesto Pérez Balladares • Martín Torrijos • Julio Linares • Rod Carew • Rolando Blackman • Roberto Durán • Roberto Kelly • Juan Berenguer • Eusebio Pedroza • Carlos Lee • Einar Díaz • Laffit Pincay, Jr. • Mariano Rivera • Ramiro Mendoza • Hilario Zapata • José Macías • Luis Tejada • Jorge Dely Valdés • Gilbert Arenas • Bruce Chen • Roberto Corbin • Lorenzo Charles • Olmedo Sáenz • Oscar Willis Layne • Bayano • Hugo Spadafora • Lía Borrero • Nele Kantule • Juan Carlos Navarro • Manuel Amador Guerrero • José Domingo de Obaldía • Celestino "Pelenchín" Caballero • Pedro Alcázar • Vicente Mosquera • Eusebio Pedroza • Roberto "La Araña" Vásquez • Hilario Zapata • Irving Saladino • Bayano Kamani • Lloyd La Beach • Reginald Beckford • Jaime Penedo • Jorge Dely Valdés • Julio Dely Valdés • Roberto Chen • Rubén Rivera Buildings and Structures Airports: Tocumen International Airport ; Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport Bridges: Bridge of the Americas • Centennial Bridge Hospitals: Hospital Nacional • Hospital Santo Tomas • Instituto Oncologico Nacional • ... Stadiums: Estadio Rommel Fernández • Estadio Nacional Rod Carew Dams: Gatun Dam • Fortuna Dam • Changuinola Dam Things you can do Here are some things you can do: Requests: Panamanian Carnival, French Panama Canal project, Portobelo fair, 9 de enero, Wikify: Juan Carlos Navarro, Expand: Panama Canal Zone, Watermelon War, Islam in Panama, Pollera, Darién scheme, Stubs: Albrook Air Force Base, Bidlack Mallarino Treaty, Portobelo, Panama, Boquete, Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty, Pedro Alcazar, Azuero Peninsula, Barro Colorado Island, Causeway Islands, Chiriquí Province, Taboga Island, Santiago de Veraguas, Isla Contadora, Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, More ... 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