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Panama
Last reviewed: 4 August 2009

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GEOGRAPHY

Panama lies along the narrow land bridge dividing North and South America, traversed by the 50-mile long ship canal built by the USA between 1904 and 1914. A mountain range runs through the centre of the country, with coastal plains of varying width on either side. The eastern region of Darién, adjacent to Colombia, is dominated by dense tropical rain forest. The main agricultural areas are in the west in Chiriqui province, bordering on Costa Rica.

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