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Panama Canal Zone

 

Contents

• Flags

• Meaning/Origin of the Flag

• Map

• Numbers and Facts

• History



Flags

Flagge Fahne flag National flag Merchant flag State flag Naval flag national flag state flag USA
National, merchant and naval flag of the USA,
ratio = 10:19,
Source, by: Corel Draw 4




Flagge Fahne flag Gouverneur governor Panama Kanalzone Canal Zone
Flag of the former US-governor of the Canal Zone,
ratio = 2:3,
Source, by: Die Welt im bunten Flaggenbild



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Meaning/Origin of the Flag

The Panama Canal Zone had not an own flag – it was in use the flag of the USA – but after all there was an own seal. The Governor of the Canal Zone had an special flag. It was blaue und showed on a white disk the seal of the Panama Canal Zone. This was a blazon which was in the head of the shield similar to the chest-shield of the US-eagle. The central part of the shield showed a sailing ship which passes the canal. In the background the rising sun. Below a blue banner with the motto: "The Land divided the World united".

Source: Volker Preuß

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Map

Panama Canal Zone – 1916:

Source: etc.usf.edu, tap or click to enlarge

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Numbers and Facts

Area: 647 square miles (1970), thereof 249 sq.mi. water areas

Inhabitants: 50.344 (1970)

Density of Population: 78 inh./sq.mi.

Seat of Administration: Balboa Heights, 2.000 inh.

Languages: English, Spanish

Currencyen: 1 US-Dollar (US$) = 100 Cents

Time Zone: GMT – 5 h

Source: Wikipedia (D), Die Erde

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History

18th of Novemeber 1903 · Hay-Bunau-Treaty between USA and Panama, the USA lease the Canal Zone "for eternal times"

15th of August 1914 · opening of the Panama Canal

25th of January 1955 · revision of the canal leasing treaty between USA and Panama

1973 · first ambitions of Panama to get back the sovereignty ober the Canal Zone

7th of Septemebr 1977 · Torrijos-Carter-Treaty → new Canal Zone Treaty

1st of October 1979 · the Torrijos-Carter Canal-Treaty comes into power, perhaps the half of the area of the Panama Canal Zone gets ceded to Panama, administration, operation and defense of the Panama Canal Zone will be mutual done until the 31st of December 1999 by the USA and by Panama

1996 · agreement for stationing of US-troops at the canal after the handover to Panama

14th of December 1999 · handing over of the Canal Zone to Panama

31st of December 1999 · Panama gets the full sovereignty over the area, the Panama Canal Zone ends its existence

Source: Weltgeschichte, Wikipedia (D)

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