When a glacier retreats, and the sea fills the resulting valley floor.
What made it self-sufficient was whether it had enough land and serfs which could produce enough food for people to survive on the amount of food that they would produce.
I believe the answer is: Mulattos
In the past, Panama was colonized by the european empire due to their natural resources. In the process, The European empire bought a lot of slaves from Brazil and Africa to work in the plantations.
As the years goes by, these three cultures assimilate with one another and make up the majority of population in Panama.
I believe restrictions on the government activity.
They should allow every person in their society to be happy and free