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Papua New Guinea:
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Other pages in this profile of Papua New Guinea:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Definition Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF; includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element) (2008) |
Military service age and obligation |
Definition 16 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008) |
Manpower available for military service |
Definition males age 16-49: 1,481,417 females age 16-49: 1,385,040 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 1,080,466 females age 16-49: 1,092,040 (2008 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
Definition - World rank and map 1.4% (2005 est.) |
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Disputes - international |
Definition relies on assistance from Australia to keep out illegal cross-border activities from primarily Indonesia, including goods smuggling, illegal narcotics trafficking, and squatters and secessionists |
Refugees and internally displaced persons |
Definition refugees (country of origin): 10,177 (Indonesia) (2007) |
Trafficking in persons |
Definition current situation: Papua New Guinea is a country of destination for women and children from Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and China trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation; internal trafficking of women and children for the purposes of sexual exploitation and involuntary domestic servitude occurs as well tier rating: Tier 3 - Papua New Guinea does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the current legal framework does not contain elements of crimes that characterize trafficking; the government lacks victim protection services or a systematic procedure to identify victims of trafficking; the government did not prosecute anyone in 2007 for trafficking; Papua New Guinea has not ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol (2008) |
Illicit drugs |
Definition major consumer of cannabis |
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