Kuna Yala

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Kuna Yala is a region in Panama. The name 'Kuna Yala' is a Kuna expression and means 'Land of the Kuna'. Kuna Yala is limited in the north by the Caribbean sea, in the south by the province of Panama, in the East by Colombia and in the west by the province of Colon. The area it covers is 3206 km2 and stretches over 373 kms. The coast is lined by an archipelago of 365 islands, 49 of them inhabitated. According to the census of 2004, Kuna Yala had 36'487 inhabitants. The region enjoys a certain degree of sovereignty within Panama, as constituted by the 'ley organica 16 de 1953'. The Congreso General Kuna, which meets twice a year, is the highest political authority of Kuna Yala. The economy of Kuna Yala depends mainly on agriculture, fishery and tourism industry. Farming is mostly for subsistence; the traditional crops are guineo, corn (maize), sugarcane and some coconut.

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