The document provides information about Panama, including that the capital is Panama City with a population of 1.4 million, the flag was adopted in 1903 and represents political parties, and the country has a tropical climate but only 25% of land is suitable for farming. It also discusses Panama's history, government, culture like carnivals and food, and the important Panama Canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

1. By Essence Perry
PANAMA

2. Panama City:
➢ State Capital
➢ Population of 1.4
million
➢ Central America
➢ Population density:
7,656/sq mi

3. Panama (Central America)
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4. Panama’s Flag
➢ The panama flag was adopted on
November 3, 1903.
➢ The flag was modeled after the
USA flag
➢ The colored stars are said to
represent the country's conservative
(red) and liberal (blue) parties.
➢ White symbolizes peace.
➢ The stars and quarters represent
the rival political parties.
➢ The flag was made by Maria Ossa
de Amador.

5. Climate and Geography
➢ Panama has the Caribbean Sea to the
north, Colombia to the east, the Pacific
Ocean to the south, and Costa Rica to the
west.
➢ It is roughly shaped like the letter "S"
sideways.
➢ A volcano in the west named Baru is the
highest point in the country, which is
approximately 11,401 feet high.
➢ The climate is tropical but about only 25
percent of the land is suitable for farming.

6. Government
➢ Presidential representative
democratic republic Multi-party
system
➢ President of Panama is both
head of state and head of
government.
➢ The current president is…
Juan Carlos Varela (2015)

7. Brig. Gen. Omar Torrijos Herrera
➢ The commander of the Panama national Guard
and the de facto leader of Panama, and loved by
the people.
➢ He was never officially president but he'd titles
like: “Maximum Leader of the Panama
Revolution” and “Supreme Chief of Government”.
➢ Signed treaties of the Panama Canal which
helped export goods.
➢ He as a diplomat, he negotiated with other
countries
➢ He tried making Panama a better place to live
in for the people.

8. Recreational Activities
➢ Basketball
➢ Baseball
➢ Art

9. Panamanian Food
Sancocho
➢ Stew w/ chicken and meat
Carimanola
➢ Fried Yucca roll w/ meat and boiled eggs
Empanadas
➢ Corn/flour pastry w/ meat, potatoes and cheese

10. Carnival In Panama-
➢ Take place the four days prior to Ash
Wednesday.
➢ Panama’s Carnival is the second
largest in the entire world.
➢ The main streets of Panama City and
Las Tablas, where the celebrating
takes place, fill up with parades,
costumes, floats, masks, and confetti.
➢ The highlight of many celebrations
includes the selection of the Carnival
Queen and her attendants.

11. Panama Canal:
➢ Panama is an isthmus.
➢ An isthmus is a narrow strip of
land which has water on each
side and connects two larger
bodies of land.
➢ Panama Canal is an 51 mi.
ship canal in Panama that
connects the Atlantic Ocean
(via the Caribbean Sea) to the
Pacific Ocean.
➢ Key conduit for international
maritime trade.

12. I give credit mostly to…
Keyla Pedraza