1. Panama By: Shannon Roark

2. Country Flag & Information Capital City: Panama City Type of govt.: Constitutional republic, Unitary state, Presidential system Population: 3.571 million Size: 29,157 square miles

3. Principal Products Fish and seafood Gold Cane sugar and Bananas and pineapples

4. Currency Panamanian balboa Panamanian balboa United States dollar United States dollar

5. Main Tourist Attractions Pearl Islands Boquete Amador Causeway Volcan Baru Santa Catalina San Blas Islands Coiba Bocas del Toro Panama Canal

6. Brief History Panama had a rich Pre-Colombian history with its native populations who have lived here over 12,000 years. Central Panama was the site of some of the first pottery-making villages in the Americas. The Monagrillo culture dates from 2500-1700 BC. These populations are best known from the spectacular burials of the Conte site and the beautiful polychrome pottery of the Coclé style. The indigenous population was said to be between one and two million people.

7. Citations www.mapsofworld.com en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2030.htm http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions- in-panama/ http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions- in-panama/