Panama

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__Questions and Answers:__ > Constitutional democracy in which executive power is exercised by the government and legislative power is exercised by the government and the [|National Assembly.] > -religion: Christianity > Building of the Panama Canal. > Manuel Noriega was a US backed politician then became a dictator. > 70% mestizo european/native, 14% amerindian, 10% white: 80% roman catholic: Spanish > Located between Costa Rica and Colombia > It has lots of drug issues with Colombia > It is an isthmus which is the thinnest point in Americas so it was a prime spot for a crossocean canal. > Costa Rica and Colombia > taiwan, OAS, Latin Union, WTO, > There aren't any countries that Panama would consider as an enemy. > Panama's economy is service-based. Its major industries are banking, commerce, tourism, and trading. > Panama's GDP is 31.411 billion, 103rd in the world, and 4th in Central America (after Mexico, Gutemala, Costa Rica, and El Salvador). > Panama joined the United Nations on November 13, 1945. It is currently a member of the Security Council after being voted in in 2007, and its term will expire on December 31, 2008.
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