Countries

Panama

Panama is the narrow isthmus joining Central and South America, between Costa Rica and Colombia. It broke away from Colombia in 1903, took full control of its canal from the United States in 1999, and uses the US dollar as currency.

A lock chamber and control house at the Miraflores Locks on the Panama Canal, with forested hills behind

Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal

Photo: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0

Blue and red stand for the country's two historic political parties, white for the peace between them. The blue star is for honesty, the red star for authority and law.

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