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Country Profile: (20 points, minus one point for each sub-point missing) A. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 1. Panama (Republic of Panama) 2. tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season 3. map a. 9 00 N, 80 00 W; Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica b. Coastline: 2,490 km; interior mostly steep, rugged mountains and dissected, upland plains; coastal areas largely plains and rolling hills c. 78,200 sq km   B.  POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY 4. constitutional democracy, President Martin TORRIJOS Espino Vice President Samuel LEWIS Navarro , Democratic Revolutionary Party, Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement, Panamenista Party, Patriotic Union Party, Popular Party. 5. Panama 6. BCIE, CAN (observer), CSN (observer), FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNASUR (observer), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO 7. //male:// 31,042 //female:// 29,969 (2008 est.) C. CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY 8. official language: Spanish, other languages spoken: English, ethnic composition and major religions: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 70%, Amerindian and mixed (West Indian) 14%, white 10%, Amerindian 6%, Roman Catholic, Protestant 9. population: 3,309,679, population growth rate: 1.544% , and population distribution 10. major cities: Santiago, David, Balboa, Coco Solo, El Porvenir 11. infant mortality rate: 13.4 deaths/1,000 live births; average life expectancy: 76.88 years 12. teachers and doctors per population D. ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY 13. GNP or GDP (total and per capita): $11,900 14. % of land that is arable used for agriculture 15. natural resources: copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower 16. major agricultural and industrial products 17. major exports and imports: Import: capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, chemicals; Export: bananas, shrimp, sugar, coffee, clothing 18. currency (include current exchange rate): balboas (PAB) per US dollar - 1 19. balance of trade (include amounts in US current of total exports and imports) Exports: $10.37 billion; Import: $15.18 billion 20. historical events (time line format only since 1980) ***Sources required for the Country Profile II. Background: (20 points) Drug wars in Africa a. A Struggle Between Law and Drug dealers. b. Africa’s law enforers have been having trouble with the drug dealers, in the country. Various Latin American communities have been involved in the dipute c. Drug trading has still been very much active. d. historical events of topic on region III. UN Involvement: (25 points) a. a minimum of 2 primary sources b. International Narcotic Drug Control Board for 1996 Ad Hoc Committee UNODC c. UN Eco Council d. regional/international organizations IV. Country Policy/Possible Solutions: (35 points) a. resolution on International cooperation against the world drug problem b. Panama is one of the Latin American countries that struggles with c. We have supported Resolutions that pertain to the prevnting of the spread of illegal drugs. d. The country of Panama would support any resolution to that of which reduces the chances of spreading illegal drugs whether it be in  e.  A possible solution to the problem of drug was in africa could be to create a group that will provide drug control information and will monitor the possible exchange of drugs from one country to the other. we must monitor and put an end to these wars in africa 

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