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Panama

1. CIA World Factbook: Panama
2. Ethnologue Language Database: Panama
3. Library of Congress Country Studies: Panama
4. Maps of the Americas
5. Panama Canal
6. Panama Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006
7. Political Resources on the Net: Panama
8. World Travel Guide: Panama

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CIA World Factbook: Panama

Basic reference information about Panama, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
     Author: CIA
     Subjects: panama
     DeweyClass: 917.287
     Resource type: document

Ethnologue Language Database: Panama

A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Panama, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
     Author: Summer Institute of Linguistics
     Subjects: panama
     DeweyClass: 409.7287
     Resource type: document

Library of Congress Country Studies: Panama

Detailed handbook describing the history of Panama and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
     Author: Library of Congress
     Subjects: panama
     DeweyClass: 972.87
     Resource type: documents

Maps of the Americas

Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering Canada, all the countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
     Author: Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
     Subjects: antigua and barbuda, argentina, bahamas, barbados, belize, bermuda, bolivia, brazil, canada, canadian geography, caribbean, central america, chile, colombia, costa rica, cuba, dominica, dominican republic, ecuador, el salvador, grenada, guatemala, guyana, haiti, honduras, jamaica, mexico, nicaragua, panama, paraguay, peru, saint kitts nevis, saint lucia, saint vincent, south america, suriname, trinidad and tobago, uruguay, venezuela, world maps
     DeweyClass: 912.7
     Resource type: map collection

Panama Canal

Web resource from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) detailing the operation, organisational structure and finances of the Panama Canal. Includes comprehensive sections on the ACP, legal foundations, canal watershed, maritime operations, programs and projects and the history of the canal. Also provided is a newsroom, photo gallery, weather radar and a live camera on the canal with updated pictures every ten seconds. Pages are available in English or Spanish and some items require Macromedia Flash.
     Author: Panama Canal Authority
     Subjects: panama
     DeweyClass: 917.2
     Resource type: documents

Panama Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006

Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Panama. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
     Author: US Department of State
     Subjects: panama
     DeweyClass: 323.7287
     Resource type: document

Political Resources on the Net: Panama

Listing of political resources relevant to Panama, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
     Author: Torre Argentina Societa di Servizi - Agora telematica Division
     Subjects: panama
     DeweyClass: 320.97287
     Resource type: documents, index

World Travel Guide: Panama

Basic reference information about Panama, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
     Author: Columbus Press
     Subjects: panama
     DeweyClass: 917.287
     Resource type: documents