Panama (Russian America)

The State of Panama (: Estado de Panamá), colloquially known as Panama, is one of the 45 States of the United States:states:0 which makes up the United States:United States of America:0. Located in Central America situated between North and South America, the state is bordered by the Mexico:Mexican state:0 of to the west,  to the southeast, the Caribbean to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south.

From 1717 until 1819, Panama was under the control of Spain:0:0 under the administration of the. Following 's in 1808, Spain's New World colonies saw a chance to achieve complete independence from their European rulers (akin to the United States:0:0' independence from United Kingdom:Great Britain:0). Under the leadership of New Granada would gain independence and form the  in 1821. Debates over a centralized or decentralized government resulted in the dissolution of the union and the establishment of the modern nations of, , and.

Panama would come under the control of Columbia following the collapse of Gran Colombia. Conflict between s and s would spark another conflict known as the. During the war, the United States:0:0 under President of the United States:President:0 Theodore Roosevelt:0:0 would intervene on behalf of the separatist and with the signing of the  in 1903, Panama was officially recognized as an American Territory.