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Military branches: an amendment
to the Constitution abolished the armed forces, but there are security
forces (Panamanian Public Forces or PPF includes the National Police,
National Maritime Service, and National Air Service)
Military manpower -
availability:
Males age 15-49: 761,568
(2000 est.)
Military manpower - fit for
military service:
Males age 15-49: 521,487
(2000 est.)
Military expenditures -
dollar figure: $132 million (FY97)
Military expenditures -
percent of GDP: 1.6% (FY97)
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".
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