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Panama
Index
Like its predecessor, this study is an attempt to treat in a
compact and objective manner the dominant social, political,
economic, and military aspects of contemporary Panama. Sources of
information included scholarly books, journals, and monographs,
official reports of governments and international organizations,
numerous periodicals, and interviews with individuals having
special competence in Panamanian and Latin American affairs.
Chapter bibliographies appear at the end of the book; brief
comments on sources recommended for further reading appear at the
end of each chapter. Measurements are given in the metric system;
a conversion table is provided to assist readers unfamiliar with
metric measurements (see
table 1, Appendix A). A glossary is also
included.
Although there are numerous variations, Spanish surnames
generally consist of two parts: the patrilineal name followed by
the matrilineal. In the instance of Omar Torrijos Herrera, for
example, Torrijos is his father's name, Herrera, his mother's
maiden name. In non-formal use, the matrilineal name is often
dropped. Thus, after the first mention, we have usually referred
simply to Torrijos. A minority of individuals use only the
patrilineal name.
Data as of December 1987
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