ed by construction and energy. Panama offers a wide range of tourist attractions and gambling facilities. In 1983 the National Tourism Council was founded to coordinate national tourism in conjunction with the Panamanian Tourism Institute. The number of tourists peaked in 1980 at 377,600 and declined to 302,400 in 1984. Despite the decrease the expenditures by visitors Panamas main crops are bananas, sugarcane, rice, corn, coffee, beans, tobacco, melons, and flowers. Livestock accounted for nearly 30 percent of value added in agriculture; fishing (just over 4 percent; and forestry, nearly 3 percent. ...
