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  Wikinfo | Panama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Panama is the southernmost country in the continent of North America.
Panama was part of the Spanish Colonization in America until 1821 when it seceded and joined the Great Colombia of Simón Bolivar.
Panama is a representative democracy with three branches of government: executive and legislative branches elected by direct vote for 5-year terms, and an independently appointed judiciary.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Panama   (462 words)

  
 Communications in Panama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Panama’s telecom infrastructure is modern and reliable, and is serviced by five global submarine fibre optic cables that cross from ocean to ocean through the Panama Canal creating new opportunities for telecom, Internet and e-commerce ventures.
There is enormous potential for growth in fibre optic networks and because of Panama’s geographic position, the country has become a regional hub for the laying and interconnection of fibre optic wires.
Panama is becoming a strategic location for Internet Data centres and telecom companies in Latin America due to its evolution into a technology hub with the best submarine fibre optic connections in the region.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Communications_in_Panama   (4153 words)

  
 Panama (09/05)
Panama is a member of the UN General Assembly and most major UN agencies and has served three terms as a member of the UN Security Council.
Panama also is one of the founding members of the Union of Banana Exporting Countries and belongs to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.
Panama joined its six Central American neighbors at the 1994 Summit of the Americas in signing the Alliance for Sustainable Development known as the Conjunta Centroamerica-USA or CONCAUSA to promote sustainable economic development in the region.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2030.htm   (3347 words)

  
 Panama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Main article: History of Panama Panama was part of Spain's colonies in America until 1821 when it seceded and joined the Gran Colombia of Simón Bolívar.
Omar Torrijos took over the reigns of government and was the virtual strongman of Panama until his death in an airplane accident in 1981.
Main article: Politics of Panama Panama is a representative democracy with three branches of government: executive and legislative branches elected by direct vote for 5-year terms, and an independently appointed judiciary.
www.aseannewsnetwork.com /articles/content/p/pa/panama.html   (1179 words)

  
 Explore Panama - Profile
Panama is a natural center for shipping and distribution to International markets because it has ports on the two largest oceans in the world, Atlantic and Pacific.
Panama was the spring board for the Spanish exploration and expansion in Central and South America on the Pacific coastline.
Panama's folklore is fully expressed in its traditional dances, its colorful "Pollera", the national costume, and "tembleques" (hair ornaments) worn by women; the embroidered, long-sleeved shirts, calf-high trousers, and a straw "Montuno" hat, the national costume worn by men.
www.explorepanama.com /profile/profiler.htm   (3905 words)

  
 Panama Fast Facts
The country, which is bisected by the Panama Canal, is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the east by Colombia, on the south by the Pacific Ocean, and on the west by Costa Rica.
Panama's coastline is about 685 km (425 mi) long on the Caribbean and about 1,230 km (765 mi) long on the Pacific; the country's total area is 75,517 sq km (29,157 sq mi), including the canal region.
The population is concentrated heavily along the Panama Canal and in the cities on either end of the passage.
www.divetravel.info /destinations/epacific/panama_fastfacts.htm   (1894 words)

  
 Panamadera - Resources - About Panama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Panama's Law 24 provides tax and residency benefits for qualified investments in reforestation projects.
Panama is a safe and attractive country perfect for holiday, vacation home, expat living or retirement.
A wide range of information about Panama for the traveler, including when to go, events, money and costs, attractions, off the beaten track, activities, history, culture, environment, getting there and away, and getting around.
www.panamadera.com /about_panama.htm   (238 words)

  
 Business Briefs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Spokespeople for the Moscoso administration dispute the report, alleging that its evaluation of Panama's economy is incomplete and noting that the president was elected with a mandate to change some of the previous administration's policies that the US government and international lenders wanted to maintain.
The Panama Canal Authority has hired a consortium of The Louis Berger Group, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the University of Panama to conduct a $297 million study of the environmental, cultural and historical resources of the western canal watershed, in which the authority seeks to build new lakes.
Panama's stock and bond exchange, the Bolsa de Valores de Panama, has suspended trading in seven companies, mostly because they have not filed their audits for the year 2000.
www.thepanamanews.com /pn/v_07/issue_07/business_briefs.html   (1533 words)

  
 Panama
The Republic of Panama is located between Costa Rica and Colombia, comprising an area of approximately 29,700 square metres (76,900 square kilometres).
Communications by airlines are provided to all major cities in Europe, North, South and Central America, also including national flights from towns and cities in Panama.
Panama is a Civil Law Country, the company as a result of this, is regulated by the terms and conditions stipulated in the Articles of Incorporation.
www.gibland.com /panama.htm   (371 words)

  
 Panama - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
It is bound by the Caribbean Sea to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the south, Costa Rica to the west and Colombia to the east.
Torrijos also negotiated two new Panama Canal Treaties that allowed for a transition of jurisdiction by the year 2000 while the US retained the right for military intervention to keep the Canal open if necessary.
On Dec. 20, 1989 the US invaded Panama and Guillermo Endara Galimany, the candidate said to have won the 1989 elections, was installed as the "Constitution President".
www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/panama.htm   (1303 words)

  
 Panama
It is marked by a chain of mountains in the west, moderate hills in the interior, and a low range on the east coast.
For canal rights in perpetuity, the U.S. paid Panama $10 million and agreed to pay $250,000 each year, which was increased to $430,000 in 1933 and to $1,930,000 in 1955.
The Panama Canal - Holiday Returns After a century of operation, the U.S. is returning the Panama Canal to its...
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107870.html   (778 words)

  
 MapZones.com : Panama   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Panama, republic, situated on the isthmus linking South America with Central and North America.
The nation, which is bisected by the Panama Canal, is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the east by Colombia, on the south by the Pacific Ocean, and on the west by Costa Rica.
Panama's coastline is about 685 km (425 mi) long on the Caribbean and about 1,230 km (765 mi) long on the Pacific; the nation's total area is 75,517 sq km (29,157 sq mi), including the canal region.
www.mapzones.com /world/central_america/panama/index.php   (113 words)

  
 Panama City Beach   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Panama City Beach, FL - It's February in Panama City Beach, but spring is in the air.
This seaside community is rolling out the welcome mat and preparing for over 400,000 beach-bound spring breakers.
These sun-seekers head to beaches across the southernmost parts of the U.S. for a week of fun in the sun, and Panama City Beach's sunny blue skies, average temperature of 74 degrees, sugar-white sand and emerald-green waters are a natural draw.
www.thebeachloversbeach.com /special/media/commonsense.php   (452 words)

  
 Panama The Communications Media - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
The press, radio, and, more recently, the television of Panama have a history of strong political partisanship and rather low standards of journalistic responsibility.
During most of the Torrijos era, the press and radio were tightly controlled but, following the ratification of the Panama Canal treaties, a significant degree of press freedom was restored.
The government pressured remaining stations and newspapers to engage in selfcensorship and attempted to crack down on foreign press coverage, expelling several correspondents.
www.photius.com /countries/panama/government/panama_government_the_communications_m~10220.html   (358 words)

  
 Panama :: Maps :: Information :: Statistics
With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone).
The Panama Canal was built by the US Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914.
The entire Panama Canal, the area supporting the Canal, and remaining US military bases were turned over to Panama by or on 31 December 1999.
www.maps4free.com /map-of-panama.shtml   (1249 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Treaty with Panama on mutual assistance in criminal matters: message from the President of the United States transmitting the treaty between the government of the United States of America and the Republic of Panama on mutual assistance in criminal matters, with annexes and appendices, signed at Panama on April 11, 1991.
Panama and the entire Andean region now face a grave and increasing threat from violence in Colombia, where a guerrilla war is heating up.
American forces were invading Panama at the time, and as the tour's boat proceeded through the Panama Canal, the birdwatchers were able to witness the fighting and add to their birding lists the aircraft that were constantly overhead.
stonecenter.tulane.edu /~latinlib/RESTRICTED/CABIB/panabib_.txt   (10960 words)

  
 Panama, Map and Flag
In Panama City is the airport and the army base that we used to frequent (I am an army brat).
Panama City has recently become a very well known tourist stop catering to all of a persons vacation needs.
Panama is a wonderful country and would make a fabulous place to vacation.
www.greatestcities.com /Central_America/Panama.html   (1420 words)

  
 Find in a Library: Deployment of United States forces to Panama : communications from the President of the United ...
Find in a Library: Deployment of United States forces to Panama : communications from the President of the United States transmitting a report on the development concerning the deployment of the United States forces to Panama on December 20, 1989.
Deployment of United States forces to Panama : communications from the President of the United States transmitting a report on the development concerning the deployment of the United States forces to Panama on December 20, 1989.
Panama -- Politics and government -- 1946-
worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/133ff9ecb0b8fa94a19afeb4da09e526.html   (167 words)

  
 Panama Canal CEO Alberto Aleman Zubieta - News and Communications - SMU
The Panama Canal, a significant engineering achievement when it opened in 1914, allows ships to avoid the 12,000 mile journey around the tip of South America by providing a passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Alberto Aleman Zubieta is the CEO of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), the autonomous agency that manages the Panama Canal, the leading interoceanic waterway that serves world maritime commerce.
The students, faculty, staff, and alumni of SMU and our extended Dallas community are cordially invited to attend.
www.smu.edu /newsinfo/stories/panama-canal-ceo.asp   (390 words)

  
 OPERATION JUST CAUSE, PANAMA 1989 -PERIODICALS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A reassessment by Panamanians of the U.S. invasion of Panama is presented.
Two officials of Panama's leading newspaper, "La Prensa" dispute a CBS "60 Minutes" TV report that thousands of civilians were killed in the invasion of Panama.
The U.S. invasion of Panama was the first time in 45 years that the U.S. sent troops into combat for a goal unrelated to communism.
www.au.af.mil /au/aul/bibs/just/justc2.htm   (1642 words)

  
 RedHUCyT - Mexico and Central America
During the 1992-1994 period, RedHUCyT provided resources to broaden the communications channel of the University of Costa Rica and the Costa Rican National Research Network and financed a microwave link between the University of Costa Rica and the National Engineering University (UNI) in Managua, Nicaragua and supported the interconnection of Panama to CRNet.
This new equipment is an important component to attend the demand for a reliable network for the academic and scientific community of Guatemala and the region.
The communications costs are paid by the participant institutions within a special agreement reached between GUATEL and the government of Guatemala.
www.redhucyt.oas.org /webing/redcacyt.htm   (2154 words)

  
 Focus On Panama - General Information
The water in Panama city is one of the best in the world so don't worry, you will not end up spending most of the day in the toilet feeling sorry for yourself.
Outside the capital, in the country side the water is still drinkable and safe but may not be as good as the one in the capital.
If you are in Panama and need to call abroad, the international access prefix is 00.
www.coralys.com /panama/Default.aspx?id=General   (395 words)

  
 The News Herald: Business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Dick will be responsible for facilitating all aspects of employee and community communication, advising management on communications-related issues and coordinating the company's community advisory councils at all six of Arizona's domestic facilities.
Dick was most recently with The Hanes Group in Panama City where she served as vice president of consulting.
No stranger to the Panama City business community, Hull is a past chairwoman of the Bay County Chamber of Commerce, a member of Bay Medical Center's Board of Trustees and deputy chairman of the county's Vision Steering Committee.
www.newsherald.com /archive/business/fc030298.htm   (374 words)

  
 Air Force Link News
Before the events of Sept. 11, the unit had prepared for war by participating in exercises around the globe, including Bright Star in Egypt, providing communications in Panama for Special Operations Command and providing communications during the Florida wildfires of the 1990s.
The 290th JCSS is not the only Florida ANG unit mobilized to support the war on terrorism; the 114th Combat Communications Squadron based at Patrick Air Force Base and the Southeast Air Defense Sector at Tyndall Air Force Base have been engaged in that fight as well.
The 114th CCS' satellite communications and its specialized jobs are in high demand around the globe.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2003/02/mil-030212-afpn01.htm   (467 words)

  
 Communications in Panama, by Intertrust
It is possible to travel by road from Alaska to Panama.
It takes 2-1/2 hours by non-stop jet to travel from Miami to Panama, and there are several daily flights.
Postal, telephone and telefax communications are considered by many to be the best in Latin America.
www.intertrustpanama.com /panama/communications.html   (172 words)

  
 Realtor Web Page 1185498
Nancy has purchased and sold personal, rental, and investment since she moved to Panama City Beach.
She worked in the accounting department of a Five Star Restautant and has managed a Seafood Restautant in Panama City Beach.
By using my extensive knowledge of Panama City Beach and the Panhandle of Florida and the expertise I have gained through the intense training program provided by ERA Neubauer Real Estate, Inc. and the National Realtors Associates.
webapps2.planetrealtor.com /tln/tln_realtor?cstate=FL&csuppress=&cid=1185498   (325 words)

  
 .pa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Registrations are at third level beneath second-level labels
.pa is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Panama.
Since "PA" is also the postal code for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, it has had occasional use under that meaning, but this has not become widespread.
en.wikipedia.org /?title=.pa   (174 words)

  
 Volpe Center: Volpe Center Highlights
The hard work and dedication of three members of the Volpe Center's Center for Navigation, working on the Panama Canal project was recently recognized by their comrades in the field.
The Panama Canal Pilots Association, in a rare gesture, recently awarded honorary membership in their organization to Messrs.
A major resource for preparation of the report is the FRP User Conference, an open meeting that gives the user community the opportunity to learn the latest federal direction on radionavigation system planning, provide comments, and ask questions.
www.volpe.dot.gov /infosrc/highlts/98/mar/d_econ.html   (449 words)

  
 The Panama Canal
In 1878 Ferdinand de Lesseps, the French engineer who built the Suez Canal, began to dig a canal across the Isthmus of Panama, which was then part of Colombia.
Biographical info about Osmund Osmundsen, a Norwegian immigrant who worked as a ship rigger during the building of the canal.
You will go far." In Panama, Teddy proved to the world that he was willing to use his big navy as a stick to further American interests.
www.smplanet.com /imperialism/joining.html   (612 words)

  
 Panama : Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress
Panama : Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress
Relations with the United States: The Panama Canal
Appendix B. Texts of the Panama Canal Treaties with United States Senate Modifications
lcweb2.loc.gov /frd/cs/patoc.html   (132 words)

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