In 1903, the United States and the newly independent country of Panama signed the Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty. This was a follow-up of the unsuccessful Hay-Herran Treaty, using largely the same terms. However, unlike Colombia, Panama would agree to the terms, which established a Panama Canal Zone[?] that was 10 miles wide.
... mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 9.61% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,749 people, ...