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'''Panama''' is a [[country]] in [[Central America]], just north of [[Colombia]] and just south of [[Honduras]].
The '''Republic of Panama''' is a [[country]] in [[Central America]], just north and east of [[Colombia]] and west of [[Costa Rica]]. It has an area of 75,643km<sup>2</sup>
The weather is hot, humid and generally tropical with a prolonged rainy season. The interior is mainly steep, rugged mountains with the coastal areas being lowland plains. The population in 2006 was estimated to be 3.2 million. <ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pm.html CIA Factbook Panama]</ref> [[Abortion]] is illegal in Panama.
Panama holds within its borders the [[Panama Canal]], which is an important route for ships which are traveling from the [[Atlantic]] to the [[Pacific]] ocean (and [[vice versa]]). In October 2006, voters passed a referendum to expand the Panama Canal to accommodate ships that are now too large to transverse the canal. <ref>[http://www.pancanal.com/eng/plan/documentos/propuesta/acp-expansion-proposal.pdf Panama Canal MasterPlan]</ref>
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[[Category:Central American Countries]]
[[Category:Central American Countries]]