Panama: An Overview

Abstract

Panamas central location in the Americas (linking North and South America), large financial sector, use of the U.S. dollar as currency, and transportation infrastructureespecially the Panama Canal, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceansmake the country a global trade hub and a strategic partner for the United States.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 26, 2020
Accession Number
AD1170126

Entities

People

  • Mark P. Sullivan

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Canals
  • Central America
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Covid-19
  • Department Of State
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Judiciary
  • Money
  • Panama Canal
  • Political Systems
  • South America
  • Transportation
  • Transportation Infrastructure
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Urban Planning and Geography.