IranIAEAPanama09

Iran Country: Panama Committee: IAEA Name: Heather Morgan  Country Profile:  A.  PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY  1.  Official name of country is The Republic of Panama  2. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The climate in Panama is tropical maritime, hot, humid, cloudy. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">3. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">a. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">location of Panama is 9 00N, 80 00W. In Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">b. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The physical features are mostly steep, rugged mountains, and rolling hills. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">c. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The size of the country is 75,990 sq km. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">B. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">4. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The type of government is Constitutional Democracy. Democratic Change or CD [Ricardo MARTINELLI]; Democratic Revolutionary Party or PRD [Martin TORRIJOS Espino]; Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement or MOLIRENA [Sergio GONZALEZ-Ruiz]; Panamenista Party or PA [Juan Carlos VARELA] (formerly the Arnulfista Party); Patriotic Union Party or PU (combination of the Liberal National Party or PLN and the Solidarity Party or PS) [Guillermo "Billy" FORD and Anibal GALINDO]; Popular Party or PP [Rene ORILLAC] (formerly Christian Democratic Party or PDC) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">5. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The capital is Panama <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">6. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The international organization affiliations are climate change. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">7. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">There are 851,044 armed forces <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">C. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">8. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The official language is Spanish. The other language spoken is English. Most of us are mixed white and americadian. Our major religion is Roman Catholic. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">9. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The population is 3,309,679. 1.544% is the population growth rate. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">10. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The major city is the Capital, Panama. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">11. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The number of birth rates is 20.68 and the number of death rates is 4.71. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">12. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">3.8% of teachers and doctors per population <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">D. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">13. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The GDP is $34.81 billion total. Per capital are 10,700. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">14. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">20.2 <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">% of land is used for agriculture. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">15. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The natural resources are copper, mahogany forests. Shrimp. hydropower <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">16. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The major agricultural is bananas, rice, corn, coffee. Sugarcane, vegetables, livestock, shrimp. The industries products are construction, brewing, cement, and other construction materials, and sugar milling. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">17. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The major exports are bananas, shrimp, sugar, coffee, and clothing. The major imports are capital goods, food stuffs, consumer goods, and chemicals. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">18. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">There currency is balboa and us dollar. The exchange rate are balboa per one us dollar. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">19. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">balance of trade for exports is 9.312 billion. Balance of trade for imports is 12.62 billion. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">20. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">There <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">historical events is the Independence Day on 3 November 1903, where we became independent from Spain. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"><https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pm.htm>l <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">II. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Background: <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Iran started its nuclear program with help of the United States in the late 1950’s. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Unfortunately, United States policy has been to publicly threaten and insult Iran while taking provocative actions such as adopting a policy of regime change, attempting to increase unilateral sections, arresting Iran representatives in Iraq, and deploying additional military assets in the region. Such policies are counterproductive, weakening the position of anti- nuclear and pro-democracy elements in Iran, and strengthening Iranian hardliners. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">In 2001, Iran was charged in caking nuclear weapons. In 2003, Iran supposedly stopped all of their nuclear activity and stopped making uranium. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">For the past several years, Iran has been under intense scrutiny from the international community over its nuclear program. While Iran’s intentions are unclear, its failure to declare all nuclear facilities concerns that Iran intends to develop nuclear weapons. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">III. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">UN Involvement: <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;">   <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/58/statements/iraneng030925.htm <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">http://www.un.org/webcast/ctbt/statements/iranE.htm <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The UN has repeatedly faced ongoing issues with Iran about their lack of cooperation over nuclear weapon affairs. The UN and Iran have not found any mutual, middle ground. So the tension between them and other nations are still remains. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">There are many issues about Iran, that still need to be discussed by the UN Security Council. Iran has also been in the process of receiving equipment to create nuclear weapons. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Troubles continue with Iran’s cooperation with organizations. The IAEA and the non-Proliferation treaty, members have stressed the global community should not give up the goal of peace. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">IV. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Country Policy/Possible Solutions: <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">My country has not signed or passed any treaty regarding this topic. Panama is not bothered by Iran issues. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Panama has no background regarding this topic. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">My country has not given any aid to other countries. <span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">My country will support any solution that says Iran should get rid of all of their nuclear weapons and bring peace back to the world. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The solution we will be working on will be to get Iran to reduce their weapons, if we can get other countries to do the same. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">