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Panama
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* Area: 40,420 sq miles (approx the same land area as Maine)
* Capital city: Panama City
* Population: 2.8 million
* Language: Spanish

*Currency: $US but called Balboas

*Quick history: Native indians were conquered by the Spanish in early 1500's; ruled by Spain for 300 years; in 1821 became a province of Colombia who had just won its independence from Spain; 1903 rebelled against Colombia and won its independence (with a little help from the US who wanted to build the Canal!)
Click here to visit the San Blas Islands - Land of the Kuna
Click here to visit the Panama Canal
Click here to visit the mainland of Panama