Because it was called the Panama Canal
Panama. The canal is the Panama Canal, built by the US between 1904 and 1914.
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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No, France sold the rights to the Panama Canal to the US.
The capital city of Panama is Panama City, which straddles the Panama Canal (originally the US-occupied Canal Zone).
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in 1999
The US turned it over to Panama.
No, the Panama Canal is currently owned by Panama.
President Carter signed a treaty with Panama in 1977 giving control of the Panama Canal back to Panama in 1999