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Regional Information

Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica

Capital City

Panama
Regional Relationships

organized illegal narcotics operations in Colombia operate within the remote border region with Panama
Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements

Challenges

Water pollution from agricultural runoff threatens fishery resources; deforestation of tropical rain forest; land degradation and soil erosion threatens siltation of Panama Canal; air pollution in urban areas; mining threatens natural resources

International Agreements

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
Humanitarian Projects
Native Languages

Spanish (official), English 14%; note - many Panamanians bilingual
Climate

Tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May)