Coordinates: 9°07′03.61″N 79°43′12.60″W / 9.1176694°N 79.7201667°W
Panama Canal Zone Zona del Canal de Panamá | |||||||||
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1903–1979 | |||||||||
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Status | Unincorporated territory of the United States | ||||||||
Capital | Balboa | ||||||||
Common languages | Spanish, English | ||||||||
Demonym(s) | Zonian | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• | November 18, 1903 | ||||||||
• | October 1, 1979 | ||||||||
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• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||||||||
Currency | United States dollar Panamanian balboa (tolerated) | ||||||||
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Today part of | Panama |
The Panama Canal Zone (Spanish: Zona del Canal de PanamáUnited States territory. It is now the country of Panama.
) is a 553-square-mile (1,430 km2) former unorganized