Identifier: worldbookorganiz07oshe (find matches)
Title: The world book; (electronic resource) organized knowledge in story and picture
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: O'Shea, M. V. (Michael Vincent), 1866-1932, ed Foster, Ellsworth D., ed Locke, George Herbert, 1870-1937, ed
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: Chicago, New York (etc.) Hanson-Roach-Fowler Co.
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t unhealthful condi-tions are free from tropical diseases. The en-tire Canal Zone is free from these dangers. Natural Resources. Though the soil is richand the rainfall is abundant, only a small por-tion of the isthmus is under cultivation. Five-eighths of the country is not even inhabited.Bananas are grown in large quantities by theUnited Fruit Company, which has plantations scmbly, a single chamber whoso members,railed deputies, arc chosen by the people forfour years. A Cabinet of five members assiststhe President. Panama is divided into eightprovinces, the governors of which are appointedby the President. At the head of the judicialsystem is a Supreme Court, with five judgesappointed by the President. The Canal Zoneis under the jurisdiction of the United States inmatters of sanitation and police regulations. History. Spanish rule over the isthmus endedin 1819, when Panama became part of the oldrepublic of Colombia, and later of that of NewGranada. In 1846 a treaty was concluded be-
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THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMAWhen a province of Colombia it was considered a part of Soutli America,state it prefers to be classed with North American countries. As an independent in the province of Bocas del Toro covering about35,000 acres. Cocoanuts, coffee, tobacco, ivorynuts, sweet potatoes, cacao, cereals and sugarcane are other cultivated products. In theforests are found palms and rubber trees; hardwoods like the mahogany, cedar and rosewood;sarsaparilla, copaiba and other medicinal plants,and various dyewoods. There are valuablepearl fisheries along the coasts of the PearlIslands, in the Gulf of Panama. The isthmuscontains deposits of gold, copper, iron and salt,but the mines are as yet in an undevelopedstate. Government. Panama is governed under aconstitution adopted on February 13, 1904, andmodeled after that of the United States. ThePresident is chosen by popular vote for fouryears, and is not eligible for reelection. Hemust be over thirt3^-five years of age. Thelegislative power

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