Panama was first explored and discovered by the Spanish during the 16^th century, dwelled and settled by Spaniards. Panama broke with Spain in 1821 and joined a union of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela – named the Republic of Gran Colombia. The former fade out in 1830 in result Panama remained part of Colombia. The Panama Canal was constructed by the US Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914. In 1977 Panamanians approved a challenging program to expand the Canal. The project, which began in 2007 and could double the Canal’s capacity, is expected to be completed in 2014-15.

The prime medium of Panamanians is Spanish; it is greatly used and spoke by majority of the people in the country. This specific language is admired and respected by every people within the country, this language gives them such distinction and unparallel personality. English language is also used in the country of Panama, it is eloquently spoken by 14% of the people of Panama. The English language is also widely used in delivering instruction and education in several universities in Panama. Other Panama people are bilingual, they both spoke English and Spanish fluently.

The literacy rate of Panama is quite good, it is roughly 88% of the population. Some fascinating languages are also spoken by Panama people like, Yiddish, Korean, Arabic, Japanese and Hebrew but only a little.

Different ethnic and native groups dwell in Panama for a time, the fusion of different Panama dialect results to a number of Panama languages nowadays. There are many native Panama languages, which are living and popular among certain races. Here are some examples of native dialects Buglere, Yue, Hakka, Emberá, Northern Emberá, Emberá -Catío, San Miguel Creole French, Panamanian Creole English, Ngäbere, San Blas Kuna, Epena, San Blas Kuna, Woun Meu and Teribe. Each of these languages have its own stories, a concealed culture and rich forms of the history of Panama.

Culturally the majority of the population of the country Panama are the mestizos or mixed Spanish, Indian, Chinese, and West Indian.

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