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Panama: Country Overview and U.S. Relations (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Dec. 17, 2024
Report Number IF10430
Report Type In Focus
Authors Mark P. Sullivan
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

Panama is strategically important to U.S. commercial and security interests, given its central location in the Americas (linking North and South America), the Panama Canal, large financial sector, and role as a transit country in regional migration. Panama has seen large-scale northward migration through the Darién Gap, a stretch of dense rainforest along the Colombia-Panama border, raising humanitarian and security concerns in the region (see Figure 1). During the 118th Congress, some Members have advocated increased cooperation with Panama on security, migration, and commercial matters. Some Members have expressed concerns about Panama’s relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC, or China).