Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.
Explored and settled by the Spanish in the 16th century, Panama broke with Spain in 1821 and joined a union of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela that was named the Republic of Gran Colombia. When the union dissolved in 1830, Panama remained part of Colombia. With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land known as the Panama Canal Zone on either side of the structure. The US Army Corps of Engineers built the Panama Canal between 1904 and 1914.
Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain
12 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.
| Name | Type | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Bocas del Toro | Province | PA-1 |
| Chiriquí | Province | PA-4 |
| Kuna Yala | Indigenous Territory | PA-KY |
| Emberá | Indigenous Territory | PA-EM |
| Darién | Province | PA-5 |
| Panama | Province | PA-8 |
| Coclé | Province | PA-2 |
| Veraguas | Province | PA-9 |
| Colón | Province | PA-3 |
| Ngöbe Buglé | Indigenous Territory | PA-NB |
| Los Santos | Province | PA-7 |
| Herrera | Province | PA-6 |
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