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Government.—Panama, formerly a department of the Republie of Colombia, asserted its independence on 3 Nov., 1903, and the de facto Government was on 13 Nov. recognized by the Government of the United States, and soon afterwards by the other Powers. In 191 4, Colombia, in the Treaty of Bogota entered into with the United States, agreed to recognize the independence of Panama. This treaty was ratified by the United States and Colombia in 1921, and on 8 May, 1924, diplomatic relations between Colombia and Panama were established.
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Statistical Information.—The Comptroller General of the Republic (Edificio Banco Nacional, Panama City) publishes a monthly bulletin of statistics (Estadistica Panameña) and other statistical publications, including the result of the 1940 census (Censo de Poblaeion: 1940, 10 vols.).
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Steinberg, S.H. (1951). Panama. In: Steinberg, S.H. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270800_56
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