7 m: 1

1,524 to 2,437 m: 5

914 to 1,523 m: 13

under 914 m: 22 (2000 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 65

914 to 1,523 m: 13

under 914 m: 52 (2000 est.)

Panama Military

Military branches: an amendment to the Constitution abolished the
armed forces, but there are security forces (Panamanian Public
Forces or PPF includes the Panamanian National Police, National
Maritime Service, and National Air Service)

Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 775,966 (2001
est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49:
530,916 (2001 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $128 million (FY99)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.3% (FY99)

Military - note: 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"

Panama Transnational Issues

Disputes - international: none

Illicit drugs: major cocaine transshipment point and major drug
money-laundering center; no recent signs of coca cultivation;
monitoring of financial transactions is improving; official
corruption remains a major problem; Panama was cited by the
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) an international organization
that includes the US Government, for its lack of cooperation in the
fight against international money laundering

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@Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Introduction

Background: The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second
largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the
UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in
1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and
continued to administer the combined areas until independence in
1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville
ended in 1997, after claiming some 20,000 lives.

Papua New Guinea Geography

Location: Southeastern Asia, group of islands including the eastern
half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South
Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia

Geographic