Disputes - international none

Illicit drugs major cocaine transshipment point and major drug money-laundering center; no recent signs of coca cultivation; monitoring of financial transactions is improving

NOTE: The information regarding Panama on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Panama Transnational Issues 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Panama Transnational Issues 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.