Panama
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Panama (GPS: 9 00 N, 80 00 W) is located in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica. The country’s area measurements are total: 75,420 sq km; land: 74,340 sq km, water: 1,080 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than South Carolina. The total irrigated land is 321 sq km (2012).
One of Panama’s essential features: Strategic location on the eastern end of the isthmus, forming a land bridge connecting North and South America. Controls the Panama Canal that links the North Atlantic Ocean via the Caribbean Sea with the North Pacific Ocean.