Fun fact, we had a third railway in Chiriquí, it connected our highlands to the provincial capital to the port towns themselves, they were scrapped unfortunately in the rise of the automotive
There was another one on Bocas del Toro from Almirante to Changuinola and several branches for the bananeras and a line in Darién from Boca de Cupe to Cana mines. President Porras wanted to connect the Chiriquí Rail with the Capital but the country wasn't able to find the financing for the project. I guess we didn't have the Investment Grade back then. 🥲
You ever say a word over and over until it doesn’t feel real anymore? I’m starting to get that feeling after staring at the Isthmus of Panama for so long.
@@KhAnubis nice video bro i apreciate it but you didn't say anithing about how the usa return the Canal land to panama and what hapen on janury 9, 1964. one of the most important step of panamanian history.
@@FlatlandsSurvivor Is the same that speak about why usa was is afganistan without saying what happend on 9/11 mayby you don't care but try to show some respect specially if you don't understand and ask for respect back from the world.
@Spicyleaves what do you mean Panama is a beautiful country with great beaches and pretty rainforest I could say if it wasn’t for the Panama Canal, Panama would probably be known for their jungle and beautiful beaches
@Depresso Caspico Panama was never a US colony. The Canal Zone was an territory of the US leased by the US from Panama for which they paid a yearly rent.
@Depresso Caspico you're the kind of person that when people ask them about basic geography stuff the always think that Europe and Africa are countries instead of continents haha
Indeed, Colón started to decline after the Canal Zone was abolished, they heavily depended on the services the city provided to US bases. Fun fact, most of the country’s infraestructure is located on the pacific side, while the Caribbean side is much less populated and developed (partly due to geographic reasons, since the cordillera and the rainforest makes roads very costly to build for scarcely populated villages, also there are many protected areas on that side, and indigenous jurisdictions were the central government doesn’t interfere much for complicated reasons). Cheers
I went to Panama recently, I highly recommend snorkeling in Portobelo, it’s absolutely amazing the massive variety of fish and coral you see even in a small zone, just make sure to wear sunscreen. Panama is beautiful, people are lovely and the food is great I can’t wait until I can go back!
Hey, a random Panamanian here, thanks for the comment If you don't know what to do next time you come, I can give you some advice (unless the hotel already told you everything)
¡Hola, Panamá! I used to live in Panamá. In fact, I lived there twice, totalling 7 years of my life. I enjoyed my time in Panamá. It's been a number of years since I've been there, but I would love to return one day.
I appreciate you making a video about my homeland it really brightened my day. Also may I add 2 things? Panama is the only country in North America to never be hit by a hurricane and we also have the Cristo Negro in portobello and the history of that statue is amazing. Estoy orgulloso de ser un panameño 🇵🇦!
It's the English version of the name. it's comparable to how most Spanish speaking countries will refer to my home nation as Ether Países Bajos or even just Holanda. I never hear them use the Dutch way Nederland. (and never Holland that is a insult)
I first visited Panama in 1982 and then in 2018 I took a cruise from Miami to Los Angeles via the Panama Canal. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL and a trip that I will never forget.
Thank you so much for this video! It’s been one of the only ones I’ve watched that aknowledge the truth behind our independence and how we did not have a say in it. I am Panamanian and currently lived half my life here. It’s very sad to see where we are at the moment, but there’s power in our little land that’s yet to be heard Muchas gracias 🇵🇦
@@Halloyaw11 not down here in Brazil. I want sources, "everyone" isn't a source. What official geography organization consider Central america as part of North America
3:03 "dijiste no" im guessing this was supposed to be "you dont say", but "dijiste no" is literally "you said no". a better translation would be "no me digas". Also "devolver" is an infinitive verb, "devuelve" or "devuélveme" shouldve been used instead. other than that great video
The most extraordinary fact about Panamanian geography and even world geography is that the Pacific Ocean entrance to the canal is EAST of the Atlantic Ocean entrance.
Hello! Just some points, The Canal was finally returned to us on December 31st, 1999 and we are Central America, not North America, having that said (I saw some comments), no, the Canal doesn't divide our country in North and South America🤣
It varies country to country in alot of places but Central America often is considered part of the continent of North America so he isnt technically wrong (As i said, it depends on the education of the country you live).
En USA se enseña otro modelo de continentes, América estaría dividida únicamente en norte y sur, por eso según ese sistema el canal divide el continente. No está mal, es solo diferente a lo que enseñan las escuelas de Panamá
@@pao0_paao0 pero si, ya caí en cuenta que en USA les enseñan como si el canal dividiese el continente de América, algo que me parece muy curioso, pero espero que más gente se de cuenta que no es así 😅 feliz día!
@@Personoflordlycalibur I've seen so, that in the US is taught that way, but in a good amount of countries, America it's one continent usually classified in three parts.
fun fact: panama almoust single handedly created the spanish empire by existing as a bridge from north to south america, making the lcoals give gold and make the colonies worth something
We didn't get money during our secession from Colombia. Also 7:19 the Panamanian government itself blocks the plans for extending the Pan-American highway (caveat: there's a lot of people who favour finishing the highway). In addition to the reasons you listed, the Darien gap serves as a buffer zone with Colombian internecine conflicts, of which we've never wanted a part of (see our numerous secessions over Colombia's constant civil wars prior to the Thousand Days War).
A very fascinating video about a country I honestly unfortunately don’t know a whole lot about. Thank you for all the new info! Stay well out there everybody, and God bless you friends. :)
@@sansnom7388 Tal vez pero por eso digo nadie se explica porque Colon esta en ese Estado. Ni siquiera las ciudades del interior estan asì y son las provincias que menos reciben.
@@ricardo7308 Cierto, no se puede negar que se destinan menos fondos hacia las provincias del interior del país. Pero yo no me atrevería a comparar esos casos, pues para mí son muy distintos. Estamos hablando de edificios que datan de hace un siglo (o poco más, no sé si exagero), sin ningún tipo de mantenimiento. Es evidente que en algún momento tenían que colapsar.
I lived in Panama from 1984 to 1989..in the Punta Pitllia section of Panama City..and my wife is Panamanian...so I know a bit about this country...First of all..NEVER go to Colon...you will either be robbed...or murdered...Second, Avenida Central is the place to go for great shopping and street food..and third...you must go to the "Interior" AKA the countryside...full of beaches, mountains, and friendly people...It is a great country to visit...or even to live...
As of now, yeah Colon is quite literally becoming like Chicago or Atlanta were drug/gang related violence are happening every day. I believe that, including yesterday, there has been one murder per day since Sept 12 or something like that. Ave Central has changed a lot, for better and worse and is no longer the place to buy and such. The countryside is the same beautiful as ever, although Cocle, Veraguas and Chiriqui are having a lot of infrastructure builded around and more people are moving to different provinces instead of just going to the city.
Panama is blessed to be located where they are at. If I was the leader of Panama I would have developed Panama to be the Singapore of the Western Hemisphere.
@@starman6468 Yeah, it hasn't been too long since high education was made available to the masses, and with such a small population (relatively speaking) it is difficult to find competent leaders to choose from. It is a problem in most developing countries. Everyone is just doing their best. We can always do better, but that can be said of all humans. I sincerely think that is humanity's biggest virtue: we always strive higher.
I totally agree.. The only problem is that corruption is like everywhere else! Governments are thiefs and dont even bother to put the country in the place should be. Im Panamainian
colon is rapidly growing in population, but the majority of them are blacks, that seems to be the same reason for detroit and also, according to a website, colon has a population of 241,817, twice the population of david
I recalled my lil sis drew the Americas' map for her school project. Her friend drew this country like an appendix. I was like, he ruined this unique country's image. And I redrew the whole map lol
One of the many problems no one addresses is the Panamanian currency. Although Panama has its own currency (the Balboa), however, Panama also uses the U.S. dollar. The Balboa to U.S. dollar exchange rate is 1-to-1, which doesn't make since when it comes to GDP. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Panama was worth 52.94 billion US dollars in 2020. Compare that to the U.S. GDP in 2020 at $20.93 trillion. So how did the 1-to-1 exchange rate balance off? Someone with subject matter expertise in economy explain this...I am not convinced that Panama is the best or most beneficial place to retire. Healthcare and medical services outside of Panama City is horrible. DO NOT expect hospitals outside of Panama City to have the same quality. Start asking what expats do not like about Panama...
So Panama is also just a city state with control over its hinterlands and smaller communities. I know Thailand is similar but how many nations are really just city states.
Would you guys think that usa could take over the canal again if the war in ucrania gets kinda messy? Like it would be a pretty great asset to send their aid chips to the war zone. They actually agreed to give us the canal, but the agreement includes certain conditions that are very relative. I guess we couldnt do that much to keep that from happening since we dont have any national defense
Part of the agreements include that in case of conflict Panama must grant exclusive access to the United States forces through the canal and block it against their enemies. There’s no need for an invasion when the already are the force that protects us.
@@starman6468 but im talking about the fact that they would need to take the panamenian management out. look where this has taken us to,, a foreign government basically is the one in charge of our defenses :), thank u liberal founders of our country :), this country is the perferct example of how useless the liberalism really is....
@@starman6468 and by the way, protect us? They only protect their interests including the CIA agreements with the narcos to get some extra cash, and yeah is true Nixon used the narcos to get enough money to support the war in Nicaragua, they full filled the American black hoods with crack in order to sponsor a war in a foreign county that had absolutely nothing to do with them :), but what can we say about a country which has a health care system that turn their citizens into addicts to painkillers...
3:43 an important thing to add is that the Panama Canal treaty in the 1970s was a result of diplomatic genius by Panama and its allies. As a Panamanian, please let me elaborate. Panama saw the signs of the time: The US, "the leader of the free world," championed liberty and was calling on the Soviet Union to not oppress countries around the world and allow for self-determination, so Panama used this argument effectively on its behalf against the US. The Panama Canal and its sovereignty was not only about revenue, but an argument for liberty, sovereignty, and self-determination that its previous owner itself, the US, could not ignore and needed to uphold.
Like America cared about that at all. Where they not, at that time, overthrowing governments all over Latam, Africa and Asia, and putting bloody dictators in power?
4:15 - Now waiting for butthurt Mainers to complain that Google assumed Oregon instead of Maine for Portland. (Yeah, sorry, all you other Portlands don't even get to _feign_ outrage.)
Panama City Florida probably appears a lot not only because you are in the US, but because it's one of the largest tourist spots for anyone in the south getting over 17 millions tourists annually.
Colombia was in the middle of a civil war and there were already American soldiers “protecting” the Panama Canal and because of how difficult, it was to transport troops through the jungle, the Americans knew it would be easier to just have it as a puppet state because it’s not only a tax haven but also uses dollars now. They just took advantage of Colombia
The real reason why Darien Gap doesn't have a road going through it is not mainly because of treacherous terrain, mikitary and druglords hide n seeking, but simply because there's no economic incentive and sense to do so. Roads have been made on some of the most difficult terrain BUT it made economic sense to make one in the first place.
Agreed. If the US desired an open highway for trade and people from North to South it would exist. But they definitely don’t want an open highway from South to North for the drug trade, or people.
WIthe the taxes most nations get on transit fees Panama should be on eof the wealthiest nations on the world!!! All the towns and the cities should have been connected by road and major towns and cities by rail at the least. I can understand with all the curruption down there no external connections and i wouldnt be supprised if there isn't any for the next few decades but with Mexicos size and rising economy i have a feeling these connections will have to be coming sooner than later.
@@ralphpalmieri9565 im sure mexico is the number 1,2 or 3 top trading partners for all the central americans countries and i don't think its going to be to long before they start making deals with these ocuntries to build highways and railways lines to begin moving goods because i think Mexicos startegy has been to build their cities to a developed nation standard (much of the rural country is still very poor) and then connect them all by world class highways. The southern neibors should be next after that!
@@cliffwoodbury5319 Probably, Cliff, you are correct eventually, but Mexico has Several awesome challenges in the way of that strategy becoming reality - Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua .. in addition to its own southernmost three Or four states which are in a condition of near anarchy and bankruptcy. Meanwhile, Panama and Costa Rica continue to rise far above the crowd.
Fun fact, we had a third railway in Chiriquí, it connected our highlands to the provincial capital to the port towns themselves, they were scrapped unfortunately in the rise of the automotive
There was another one on Bocas del Toro from Almirante to Changuinola and several branches for the bananeras and a line in Darién from Boca de Cupe to Cana mines. President Porras wanted to connect the Chiriquí Rail with the Capital but the country wasn't able to find the financing for the project. I guess we didn't have the Investment Grade back then. 🥲
Born in NYC but my parents are Panamanian 🇵🇦. And lived in Panama, colon for 10 years. Everything you said is factual and well said. I’ll subscribe
Fucking cars
sounds like a step back
You ever say a word over and over until it doesn’t feel real anymore?
I’m starting to get that feeling after staring at the Isthmus of Panama for so long.
If you make a word cloud out of each of my scripts, they’re all dominated by one or two words from the title
@@KhAnubis nice video bro i apreciate it but you didn't say anithing about how the usa return the Canal land to panama and what hapen on janury 9, 1964.
one of the most important step of panamanian history.
@@juantatis854 he did though? He did not say the exact day, but he said the canal zone was returned to Panama in the 60s
@@FlatlandsSurvivor Is the same that speak about why usa was is afganistan without saying what happend on 9/11 mayby you don't care but try to show some respect specially if you don't understand and ask for respect back from the world.
Panama is more than just the Panama Canal. It's a pretty unique country.
I’ve been to Panama, it’s honestly a beautiful country with a mix of history, jungle, and beaches. Would highly recommend.
@Spicyleaves what do you mean Panama is a beautiful country with great beaches and pretty rainforest I could say if it wasn’t for the Panama Canal, Panama would probably be known for their jungle and beautiful beaches
@Spicyleaves but in that case Costa Rica is far better
@Depresso Caspico Panama was never a US colony. The Canal Zone was an territory of the US leased by the US from Panama for which they paid a yearly rent.
@Depresso Caspico you're the kind of person that when people ask them about basic geography stuff the always think that Europe and Africa are countries instead of continents haha
Indeed, Colón started to decline after the Canal Zone was abolished, they heavily depended on the services the city provided to US bases. Fun fact, most of the country’s infraestructure is located on the pacific side, while the Caribbean side is much less populated and developed (partly due to geographic reasons, since the cordillera and the rainforest makes roads very costly to build for scarcely populated villages, also there are many protected areas on that side, and indigenous jurisdictions were the central government doesn’t interfere much for complicated reasons). Cheers
@Depresso Caspico No, I just made a clarification on why Colon is what it is today.
I went to Panama recently, I highly recommend snorkeling in Portobelo, it’s absolutely amazing the massive variety of fish and coral you see even in a small zone, just make sure to wear sunscreen. Panama is beautiful, people are lovely and the food is great I can’t wait until I can go back!
Hey, a random Panamanian here, thanks for the comment
If you don't know what to do next time you come, I can give you some advice (unless the hotel already told you everything)
Lovely to hear you liked my country! Come anytime soon🙌
Let's go PDX.
hi
¡Hola, Panamá! I used to live in Panamá. In fact, I lived there twice, totalling 7 years of my life. I enjoyed my time in Panamá. It's been a number of years since I've been there, but I would love to return one day.
I appreciate you making a video about my homeland it really brightened my day. Also may I add 2 things?
Panama is the only country in North America to never be hit by a hurricane and we also have the Cristo Negro in portobello and the history of that statue is amazing. Estoy orgulloso de ser un panameño 🇵🇦!
@Gabriel Lima closest it got to Panamá was 100 miles from the coast and caused a lot of rain but never made landfall 🤷🏽♂️
Panama is in Central America, not North
@@aisadraws I’m talking about the continent not the region 🤦🏽♂️
The fact you just acknowledge that americans usually say Columbia instead of Colombia was awesome.
Greetings from Colombia :)
ColOmbia
It's the English version of the name.
it's comparable to how most Spanish speaking countries will refer to my home nation as
Ether Países Bajos or even just Holanda. I never hear them use the Dutch way Nederland. (and never Holland that is a insult)
@@gustavosauro1882 no indígena
Hell, I cross the Columbia river near-daily. Even I know it's Colombia.
@@sirBrouwer Holland is not an insult lmao hou je bek
Love ya videos brotha very informal and entertaining and deliver some aspects that I never thought of, props to you!
Respect from Albania.
E gjeta nji!
"the Darien Gap is unpassable"
*Jeremy Clarkson and crew* "Speed and power!"
Not even they would do that 😂 it’d be worse than madagascar special
@@twoandahalfslavsit would be like colombia, but with namibia heat and madagascar roads
This is one of the first UA-cam videos I've seen that actually showcases Panama as it is. Great job. You got a new subscriber. 👍🏼
Panama is a very beautiful country with amazing people ❤️❤️☺️
I am Panamanian
We suck
(Jk, thanks ❤️🇵🇦)
@@luisfelipevaldes5306 confirm i'm panamenian, btw the government is worse
Bhai safe hain kya country
Thanks im from panama cocle
Great video, and quite accurate. If You ever come to visit panama, hit me up.
Best wishes, from the bridge of the world.
Why will he hit you. Violence is bad😀
Holy shit do more flag map characters animations this was halrious
i prefer countryballs
@@krio1267 I prefer the 2 of them
Both are good cause they aren't country humans
I first visited Panama in 1982 and then in 2018 I took a cruise from Miami to Los Angeles via the Panama Canal. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL and a trip that I will never forget.
Panama is functionally a city-state located in a maritime chokepoint. Where have I seen that before? 🤔
Hong Kong?
@@apeman9238 Singapore
@@kc_1018 o yeah that one.
@@apeman9238 Byzantine empire 1400-1453
Djibouti
Thank you so much for this video! It’s been one of the only ones I’ve watched that aknowledge the truth behind our independence and how we did not have a say in it. I am Panamanian and currently lived half my life here. It’s very sad to see where we are at the moment, but there’s power in our little land that’s yet to be heard
Muchas gracias 🇵🇦
ello I'm a random panamani-, paname- agh sorry but my english is too bad lol
7:07 This has been traversed by jeep if I recall. Though that took several months.
*two years
@@wilyriley_ Oh I don't remember the specifics.
Just take a ferry around
4:22 Minecraft in the taskbar, he is a man of culture =D
3:00 as a Colombian, yeah, that's a nice depiction of our name complex lmao
7:14
Why not just call it Central America? It's logical, it's easy and it's not wrong in geographical/geopolitical standards
Gringos refusing to recognize Mexico is north america, it's not uncommon lmao
Central America is considered part of North America
@@KhAnubis by who?
@@luizfellipe3291 everyone lol.
@@Halloyaw11 not down here in Brazil.
I want sources, "everyone" isn't a source. What official geography organization consider Central america as part of North America
Great channel, glad I found it!
I love that little animated bit you used with the countries, definitely try it again for your next videos!
3:03 "dijiste no" im guessing this was supposed to be "you dont say", but "dijiste no" is literally "you said no". a better translation would be "no me digas". Also "devolver" is an infinitive verb, "devuelve" or "devuélveme" shouldve been used instead. other than that great video
Actuually I meant it to say “I said no” which now that I think about it would be more like digé no
@@KhAnubis it’s actually it’s “dije no” :)
@@thespanishchallenge Damn it, I swear I used to be good at this language!
@@KhAnubis hey you make great videos!
@@KhAnubis "dije que no" works a bit better in this context but "dije no" also works
The most extraordinary fact about Panamanian geography and even world geography is that the Pacific Ocean entrance to the canal is EAST of the Atlantic Ocean entrance.
Balboa crossed the isthmus in 1513, not 1503*.
Hello! Just some points, The Canal was finally returned to us on December 31st, 1999 and we are Central America, not North America, having that said (I saw some comments), no, the Canal doesn't divide our country in North and South America🤣
It varies country to country in alot of places but Central America often is considered part of the continent of North America so he isnt technically wrong (As i said, it depends on the education of the country you live).
En USA se enseña otro modelo de continentes, América estaría dividida únicamente en norte y sur, por eso según ese sistema el canal divide el continente. No está mal, es solo diferente a lo que enseñan las escuelas de Panamá
@@pao0_paao0 bueno, no es sólo en las escuelas de Panamá, si no en gran parte del mundo.
@@pao0_paao0 pero si, ya caí en cuenta que en USA les enseñan como si el canal dividiese el continente de América, algo que me parece muy curioso, pero espero que más gente se de cuenta que no es así 😅 feliz día!
@@Personoflordlycalibur I've seen so, that in the US is taught that way, but in a good amount of countries, America it's one continent usually classified in three parts.
Great video. Much appreciated. 🇵🇦
fun fact: panama almoust single handedly created the spanish empire by existing as a bridge from north to south america, making the lcoals give gold and make the colonies worth something
We didn't get money during our secession from Colombia.
Also 7:19 the Panamanian government itself blocks the plans for extending the Pan-American highway (caveat: there's a lot of people who favour finishing the highway). In addition to the reasons you listed, the Darien gap serves as a buffer zone with Colombian internecine conflicts, of which we've never wanted a part of (see our numerous secessions over Colombia's constant civil wars prior to the Thousand Days War).
Great video! I'd like to go visit Panama one day. :)
Hello from the US.
Great video, although the ads you do are just as entertaining!
A very fascinating video about a country I honestly unfortunately don’t know a whole lot about. Thank you for all the new info!
Stay well out there everybody, and God bless you friends. :)
4:45 That company looks familiar, can’t tell why though.
Woah I was gonna comment that
Could be the plot of a great thriller. Two rogue shop captains conspire and coordinate to close Suez and Panama. The Hunt for Green October?
Another wonderful video 👍
greetings from Panama City.
I'm from Panama and i can say that Colon is just... Colon. Nobody here knows what's going on there actually lol.
Descuido de nuestros gobernantes, y la falta de cooperación de sus habitantes🤷♀️
@@sansnom7388 Tal vez pero por eso digo nadie se explica porque Colon esta en ese Estado. Ni siquiera las ciudades del interior estan asì y son las provincias que menos reciben.
@@ricardo7308 Cierto, no se puede negar que se destinan menos fondos hacia las provincias del interior del país. Pero yo no me atrevería a comparar esos casos, pues para mí son muy distintos.
Estamos hablando de edificios que datan de hace un siglo (o poco más, no sé si exagero), sin ningún tipo de mantenimiento. Es evidente que en algún momento tenían que colapsar.
Look,Panama deserves to hold the Panama canal under one condition!
Did I hear correct that you have a new microphone? It sounded really well.
I assumed that the canal was older, nice vid
I see he is very conscious of his hand movement in his videos.
I lived in Panama from 1984 to 1989..in the Punta Pitllia section of Panama City..and my wife is Panamanian...so I know a bit about this country...First of all..NEVER go to Colon...you will either be robbed...or murdered...Second, Avenida Central is the place to go for great shopping and street food..and third...you must go to the "Interior" AKA the countryside...full of beaches, mountains, and friendly people...It is a great country to visit...or even to live...
As of now, yeah Colon is quite literally becoming like Chicago or Atlanta were drug/gang related violence are happening every day. I believe that, including yesterday, there has been one murder per day since Sept 12 or something like that. Ave Central has changed a lot, for better and worse and is no longer the place to buy and such. The countryside is the same beautiful as ever, although Cocle, Veraguas and Chiriqui are having a lot of infrastructure builded around and more people are moving to different provinces instead of just going to the city.
@@d.ml.g9902can't they live off being a tax haven, like the rest of the country?
@@josecipriano3048 I completely and wholeheartedly don't understand your question...
Me: I live in Panama City.
Average North American: oh I love Florida!
Me: Yea....Florida...
There is also the invasion from US to Panama
@5:39
"Khanubis Merchandise" or "Cannabis Merchandise" ?
Globally important canal + corporate shell & tax haven = win!
i come from panama this is correct!!!11!!1111!
imagine learning about geography
this post was had by history gang
Panama is blessed to be located where they are at. If I was the leader of Panama I would have developed Panama to be the Singapore of the Western Hemisphere.
And just like that, you brought up our single biggest issue: Incompetent and corrupt politicians.
@@JavierGomezX don’t forget that people get what they deserve. If the government is incompetent, so is the population that chose it.
@@starman6468 Yeah, it hasn't been too long since high education was made available to the masses, and with such a small population (relatively speaking) it is difficult to find competent leaders to choose from. It is a problem in most developing countries. Everyone is just doing their best. We can always do better, but that can be said of all humans. I sincerely think that is humanity's biggest virtue: we always strive higher.
I totally agree.. The only problem is that corruption is like everywhere else! Governments are thiefs and dont even bother to put the country in the place should be. Im Panamainian
Will there be country balls instead of flag characters after another several years? Same energy
I use the flag maps so I can have my own somewhat distinct style
Two little mistakes. David is the 2nd largest city, and the canal was returned in 1999 not 1979. Good video tho
colon is rapidly growing in population, but the majority of them are blacks, that seems to be the same reason for detroit
and also, according to a website, colon has a population of 241,817, twice the population of david
@@adanchan1433 241k is the metro area and not the city proper. The city has about 10k fewer people than David
Wait… When did I drop off the Patreon rolls? Dammit! (Oh, whoops, looks like I downgraded. Didn't mean to do that! Back up to Iron Age it is!)
Oh no worries! Appreciate the support either way!
I recalled my lil sis drew the Americas' map for her school project. Her friend drew this country like an appendix. I was like, he ruined this unique country's image. And I redrew the whole map lol
You are always welcome here in Panama "Country"
I was going to watch this video and leave, but then I saw you dressed as a nerdy God. You've earned a +1 subscription.
Didn't know Panama payed with Rocky films.
One of the many problems no one addresses is the Panamanian currency. Although Panama has its own currency (the Balboa), however, Panama also uses the U.S. dollar. The Balboa to U.S. dollar exchange rate is 1-to-1, which doesn't make since when it comes to GDP. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Panama was worth 52.94 billion US dollars in 2020. Compare that to the U.S. GDP in 2020 at $20.93 trillion. So how did the 1-to-1 exchange rate balance off? Someone with subject matter expertise in economy explain this...I am not convinced that Panama is the best or most beneficial place to retire. Healthcare and medical services outside of Panama City is horrible. DO NOT expect hospitals outside of Panama City to have the same quality. Start asking what expats do not like about Panama...
25°C at night. This is fine xd
All of Panama is in the Central American part of North America, why are you inplicating that part of it is in South America?
North America? Really?
This is my country
A fellow Oregonian and Portlandier I see nice!
So Panama is also just a city state with control over its hinterlands and smaller communities. I know Thailand is similar but how many nations are really just city states.
Ima be honest, I think Flagmap character was inspired by countryballs lol
Would you guys think that usa could take over the canal again if the war in ucrania gets kinda messy? Like it would be a pretty great asset to send their aid chips to the war zone. They actually agreed to give us the canal, but the agreement includes certain conditions that are very relative. I guess we couldnt do that much to keep that from happening since we dont have any national defense
I was thinking the same think, i mean, the Canal is a Brigde between South and North America, we might be a Target if this war stuff gets worse :/
Part of the agreements include that in case of conflict Panama must grant exclusive access to the United States forces through the canal and block it against their enemies. There’s no need for an invasion when the already are the force that protects us.
@@starman6468 true we actually have no army, they are supossed to be the ones who would be our defense just in case something goes wrong
@@starman6468 but im talking about the fact that they would need to take the panamenian management out. look where this has taken us to,, a foreign government basically is the one in charge of our defenses :), thank u liberal founders of our country :), this country is the perferct example of how useless the liberalism really is....
@@starman6468 and by the way, protect us? They only protect their interests including the CIA agreements with the narcos to get some extra cash, and yeah is true Nixon used the narcos to get enough money to support the war in Nicaragua, they full filled the American black hoods with crack in order to sponsor a war in a foreign county that had absolutely nothing to do with them :), but what can we say about a country which has a health care system that turn their citizens into addicts to painkillers...
My country :),
Mi Pais que bonito :)
3:16 OMG XD
3:14 You could've see ¡Devolvelo!, Which means return it.
You look surprisingly convincing in that Egyptian attire. It doesn't look out of place even though you are a White European.
*Scotland*
The Panama Canal Railway will soon be owned by a Canadian company.
3:43 an important thing to add is that the Panama Canal treaty in the 1970s was a result of diplomatic genius by Panama and its allies. As a Panamanian, please let me elaborate.
Panama saw the signs of the time: The US, "the leader of the free world," championed liberty and was calling on the Soviet Union to not oppress countries around the world and allow for self-determination, so Panama used this argument effectively on its behalf against the US.
The Panama Canal and its sovereignty was not only about revenue, but an argument for liberty, sovereignty, and self-determination that its previous owner itself, the US, could not ignore and needed to uphold.
Like America cared about that at all. Where they not, at that time, overthrowing governments all over Latam, Africa and Asia, and putting bloody dictators in power?
4:45 NOT AGAIN
Panama 🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦
why didn't the US try to buy panama as it did in alaska in the hay herran treaty? , I didn't find an answer on wikipedia
Why would a country sell one of the most strategic spots of the world?
@@josephrosas9291because when America wants in, you don't really have a choice.
i like the country shape whirl
4:15 - Now waiting for butthurt Mainers to complain that Google assumed Oregon instead of Maine for Portland. (Yeah, sorry, all you other Portlands don't even get to _feign_ outrage.)
Portland, Victoria doesn't care.
What a great place for the 52nd state.
i like how Columbia say no 3 times but america didn’t care
“Un-insignificant”… we already have a word for that: significant.
8:20 Don't do that...please
explain why France is speaking with a German accent tho
Panama City Florida probably appears a lot not only because you are in the US, but because it's one of the largest tourist spots for anyone in the south getting over 17 millions tourists annually.
Is funny that Colombia tried to poke the eye of the biggest rich kid on the schoolyard and not expecting to be bulldozed by the same kid.
Colombia was in the middle of a civil war and there were already American soldiers “protecting” the Panama Canal and because of how difficult, it was to transport troops through the jungle, the Americans knew it would be easier to just have it as a puppet state because it’s not only a tax haven but also uses dollars now.
They just took advantage of Colombia
@@elgazu1857 facts
What about Paul the french engineer!!!
Cool
I think i meant Devuelveme mi territorio
The real reason why Darien Gap doesn't have a road going through it is not mainly because of treacherous terrain, mikitary and druglords hide n seeking, but simply because there's no economic incentive and sense to do so.
Roads have been made on some of the most difficult terrain BUT it made economic sense to make one in the first place.
Agreed. If the US desired an open highway for trade and people from North to South it would exist. But they definitely don’t want an open highway from South to North for the drug trade, or people.
Interesting
America been bullying Colombia
And the world.
8:26 LMAO
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You could have really skipped the history
skip it yourself ._.
WIthe the taxes most nations get on transit fees Panama should be on eof the wealthiest nations on the world!!! All the towns and the cities should have been connected by road and major towns and cities by rail at the least. I can understand with all the curruption down there no external connections and i wouldnt be supprised if there isn't any for the next few decades but with Mexicos size and rising economy i have a feeling these connections will have to be coming sooner than later.
We did had a railways proyect goin but it was scrapped
sometimes it feels all (if not) most of the money goes towards the city, which kinda sucks tbh.
Pretty sure Mexico is already Panama’s 2nd or 3rd commercial trading partner, after USA
And maybe Colombia ?
@@ralphpalmieri9565 im sure mexico is the number 1,2 or 3 top trading partners for all the central americans countries and i don't think its going to be to long before they start making deals with these ocuntries to build highways and railways lines to begin moving goods because i think Mexicos startegy has been to build their cities to a developed nation standard (much of the rural country is still very poor) and then connect them all by world class highways. The southern neibors should be next after that!
@@cliffwoodbury5319 Probably, Cliff, you are correct eventually, but Mexico has
Several awesome challenges in the way of that strategy becoming reality - Guatemala,
Honduras, and Nicaragua .. in addition to its own southernmost three
Or four states which are in a condition of near anarchy and bankruptcy.
Meanwhile, Panama and Costa Rica continue to rise far above the crowd.
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