HELP! i need 5 interesting facts about Panama.?

Question

Please help me... Thanks

Answer 1

Hi Melvin. Well,  the first is of course that it has the panama canal.

second a large chunck of it people are english speaking afro-panamanians, decendants from the jamaicans that build the canal.

thirdly, it is known as the wall street of latin america, fo its large amount of banking and finance institutions

fourth, because of those institutions, panama city has a large and interesting skyline, with 7 of the top ten highest buildings in latin america.

and fifth, that the american dollar is the legal tender, or money used in panama.  there are local coins called 'balboas' but all the paper money is U.S. american dollars.

Answer 2

1.  It unites North American and South America with the Panama Canal

2.  Shaped like an S

3.  It has Mountains, Volcanoes, Jungles, Desserts, Forests, shores you name it, we have it

4.  Dicovered in 1501 by Rodrigo Glavan de Bastida

5.  Pirates Henry Morgan Attacked Panama in the 1500's

Answer 3

2 above are right pal, I'm from Panama

Answer 4

your question was answered by the users above.

Answer 5

1. panama canal

2. home to the second largest duty free zone in the world (Hong Kong is the largest)

3. you can drive from the pacific to atlantic ocean in only 2 hours

4. the Minister of Tourism (Ruben Blades) is also an accomplished singer and actor.

5. The national currency is the Balboa, although there are no "Balboa" notes, U.S. bills are used.

Answer 6

Here's another one: the famous Panama Hats are actually made in Ecuador!