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Revision as of 21:08, 28 January 2023
| Republic of Panama República de Panamá | |
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| Capital and largest city | Panama City |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Area | |
• Total | 75,417 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 4,337,768 |
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a transcontinental country connecting South America and North America.[1]
History
From the 1940s to the 1990s, the United States tested chemical weapons including mustard gas, VX, sarin, Agent Orange, and cyanide in Panama.[1] The CIA helped one of Manuel Noriega's allies wIn the 1984 presidential election.[2] In 1989, the USA bombed Panama, killing thousands of Panamanians and leaving 15,000 more homeless.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'United States Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons Abroad' (p. 97). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]
- ↑ William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'Perverting Elections' (p. 146). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]
- ↑ William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, 1945 to the Present' (pp. 130–131). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]