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Panama:
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Other pages in this profile of Panama:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Definition no regular military forces; Panamanian Public Forces or PPF includes the Panamanian National Police (PNP), National Maritime Service (NMS), and National Air Service (NAS) (2008) |
Manpower available for military service |
Definition males age 16-49: 851,044 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 673,103 (2008 est.) |
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually |
Definition males age 16-49: 30,348 (2008 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
Definition - World rank and map 1% (2006) |
Military - note |
Definition on 10 February 1990, the government of then President ENDARA abolished Panama's military and reformed the security apparatus by creating the Panamanian Public Forces; in October 1994, Panama's Legislative Assembly approved a constitutional amendment prohibiting the creation of a standing military force but allowing the temporary establishment of special police units to counter acts of "external aggression" |
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Disputes - international |
Definition organized illegal narcotics operations in Colombia operate within the remote border region with Panama |
Trafficking in persons |
Definition current situation: Panama is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation; the majority of victims are Panamanian women and children trafficked within the country into the sex trade; rural children in Panama may be trafficked internally to urban areas for labor exploitation tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Panama is on the Tier 2 Watch List for failing to show evidence of increasing efforts to combat human trafficking, particularly with respect to prosecuting, convicting, and sentencing human traffickers for their crimes, and for failing to provide adequate victim assistance (2008) |
Illicit drugs |
Definition major cocaine transshipment point and primary money-laundering center for narcotics revenue; money-laundering activity is especially heavy in the Colon Free Zone; offshore financial center; negligible signs of coca cultivation; monitoring of financial transactions is improving; official corruption remains a major problem |
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