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Kraj: Panama City, država: Panama

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Opis mesta: Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (Spanish: Rep??blica de Panam??; pronounced is the southernmost country of both Central America and, in turn, North America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The capital is Panama City. Panama is an international business center, and has the third or fourth largest economy in Central America. It is also the fastest growing economy and the largest per capita consumer in Central America. There are several theories about the origin of the name "Panama". Some believe that the country was named after a commonly found species of trees. Others believe that the first settlers arrived in Panama in August, when butterflies abound, and that the name means "many butterflies" in indigenous tongue. The best known of these versions is that a village populated by fishermen originally bore the name "Panam??", after a beach nearby, and that this name meant "many fish". Captain Antonio Tello de Guzm??n, while exploring the Pacific side in 1515, stopped in a small indigenous fishing town by the name of Panama. This was communicated to the Crown and in 1517 Don Gaspar De Espinosa, a Spanish Lieutenant, decided to settle a front post there. In 1519, Pedrarias D??vila decided to establish the Empire's Pacific city in this site. The new settlement replaced Santa Mar??a La Antigua del Dari??n, which had lost its function within the Crown's global plan after the beginning of the Spanish exploitation of the riches in the Pacific. Blending all of the above together, Panamanians believe in general that the word Panama means "abundance of fish, trees and butterflies". This is the official definition given in Social Studies textbooks approved by the Ministry of Education in Panama. Some believe the word Panama comes from the Kuna word "Bannaba" which means "distant" or "far away". Kunas are one of the native tribes of the Latin American nation. Ultimately, the etymology of the word Panam?? is not very clear.