| Climate Panama :
| tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May)
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| Terrain Panama :
| interior mostly steep, rugged mountains and dissected, upland plains; coastal areas largely plains and rolling hills
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| Elevation extremes lowest Panama :
| Pacific Ocean 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Panama :
| Volcan de Chiriqui 3,475 m
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| Natural resources Panama :
| copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower
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| Land use arableland Panama :
| 7,36%
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| Irrigated land Panama :
| 320 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Panama :
| occasional severe storms and forest fires in the Darien area
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| Environment current issues Panama :
| water pollution from agricultural runoff threatens fishery resources; deforestation of tropical rain forest; land degradation and soil erosion threatens siltation of Panama Canal; air pollution in urban areas; mining threatens natural resources
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| Geography note Panama :
| strategic location on eastern end of isthmus forming land bridge connecting North and South America; controls Panama Canal that links North Atlantic Ocean via Caribbean Sea with North Pacific Ocean
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