Personal FinanceChapter 6: Consumer CreditInternational FinancePanama, the southernmost country of Central America, forms a 410-mile, S-shaped isthmus from Central to South America. The isthmus is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Panama consists of three natural areas: a mountainous interior; the grasslands of the Pacific region; and the Caribbean region, habitat to dense rain forests and strawberry poisonous frogs. Well known to the world's medical community, these tiny, red creatures produce pain-killing toxins 200 times more powerful than morphine. In the year 2000, Panama's independence was complete when the U.S. gave up control of the Panama Canal. To learn more about Panama, visit www.Britannica.com. |  |
