The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1996 to 2025 Central America and the Caribbean

Geography - note Panama, in 30 editions.

The entry for Panama published Geography - note in 30 editions of 36, from 1996 to 2025. The text changed in 4 editions. Each is shown as published. Geography - note in every entry.

editions changed the text
4
the first edition with it
1996
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Geographic note” (1996), “Geography - note” (1997 to 2025), “Geography-note” (1998) and “Geography--note” (1999).

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2000 edition

Changed since 1999

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The same text in 25 editions, 2000 to 2024.

  • strategic location on eastern end of isthmus forming land bridge connecting North and South America;
  • controls Panama Canal that links North Atlantic Ocean via Caribbean Sea with North Pacific Ocean

strategic location on eastern end of isthmus
forming land bridge connecting North and South America; controls
Panama Canal that links North Atlantic Ocean via Caribbean Sea with
North Pacific Ocean

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Panama: Geography - note.” The World Factbook, 1996–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/panama/geography-note.

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