This nation elected the first Jewish president in the Western Hemisphere, Eric Arturo Delvalle, in 1985.
This nation elected the first Jewish president in the Western Hemisphere, Eric Arturo Delvalle, in 1985. Banana farming is prominent here in the area surrounding Portobelo, and shrimp are harvested in the waters between La Palma and Isla del Ray, which is near the Pearl Islands to the south of this country's mainland. Its north is indented by the Gulf of Mosquitos. The damming of the Chagos River here created Lake Gatun just south of Chagos and Fort Sherman. It shares the Darién Gap with its southern neighbor, Colombia. One geographical feature in this country empties near Balboa and was administered by the United States at least in part until 1999. For 10 points, name this Central American nation along an isthmus whose namesake canal links the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean.
This nation elected the first Jewish president in the Western Hemisphere, Eric Arturo Delvalle, in 1985.
Republic of Panama [or República de Panamá]