No, the Panama Canal is currently owned by Panama.
The US has never owned the country of Panama, however they did own the structure in Panama called the Panama Canal from 1979 to 1999 (20 years),
Because it was called the Panama Canal
It is the Panama Canal. It was originally built by the US. However Panama just completed a major improvement of the canal.
The US purchased the Panama Canal from France in 1903 for $40 million.
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President Jimmy Carter. 1977
No, France sold the rights to the Panama Canal to the US.
The state in the US closest to the Panama Canal is Florida. The southern tip of Florida is about 880 miles from the Panama Canal.
The capital city of Panama is Panama City, which straddles the Panama Canal (originally the US-occupied Canal Zone).
Panama, since it is located in their country.
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The US turned it over to Panama.