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Panama (i/ˈpænəmɑː/ PAN-ə-mah; Spanish: Panamá), officially the Republic of Panama (Spanish: República de Panamá [reˈpuβlika ðe panaˈma]), is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The capital is Panama City. Explored and settled by the Spanish in the 16th century, Panama broke with Spain in 1821 and joined a union of Nueva Granada, Ecuador, and Venezuela, named the Republic of Gran Colombia.When Gran Colombia the dissolved in 1831, Panama and Nueva Granada remained joined. Nueva Granada later became the Republic of Colombia.
With the backing of the United States, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903, allowing the Panama Canal to be built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914. In 1977, an agreement was signed for the complete transfer of the Canal from the United States to Panama by the end of the century.
A world's fair, world fair, universal exposition, or world expo (expo short for exposition) is a large public exhibition. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in varying parts of the world.
The main attractions at world's fairs are the national pavilions, created by participating countries. At Expo 2000 Hanover, where countries created their own architecture, the average pavilion investment was about €13 million.[citation needed] Given these costs, governments are sometimes hesitant to participate, because benefits are often assumed not to outweigh the costs. Tangible effects are difficult to measure, but an independent study for the Dutch pavilion at Expo 2000 estimated that the pavilion (which cost around €35 million) generated around €350 million of potential revenues for the Dutch economy. It also identified several key success factors for world-exposition pavilions in general.
Since the entering into force of the 1928 Convention Relating to International Exhibitions, the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE; English: International Exhibitions Bureau) has served as an international sanctioning body for world's fairs. BIE-approved fairs are of three types: universal, international, and specialized. They usually last from three weeks to six months.
San Francisco Panama Pacific International Exposition 1915
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 San Francisco World's Fair)
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1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition Footage
Panama Pacific International Exposition Closing Day 1915 Past-Tele-News; San Francisco, CA
Panama Pacific International Exposition Exhibit Highlights
The Innocent Fair 1 - Panama Pacific International Exposition San Francisco 1915
The Innocent Fair 2 - Panama Pacific International Exposition San Francisco 1915
The Innocent Fair 3 - Panama Pacific International Exposition San Francisco 1915
Panama Pacific International Exposition (1915)
Panama Pacific International Exposition (1915)
1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition Commemorative Quarter Eagle Replica Pendant - ameri...
Art Smith and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition