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<text id=93CT1103>
<title>
Panama--Defense Forces
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Panama
Defense Forces</hdr><body>
<p>Branches: the Panamanian Defense Forces (PDF) ceased to exist
as a military institution shortly after the United States
invaded Panama on 20 December 1989; President ENDARA has
restructured the forces, under the new name of Panamanian Public
Forces (PPF) and worked to assert civilian control over them;
the PPF is divided into the National Police, Maritime Service,
and National Air Service; the Judicial Technical Police serve
under the Attorney General; the Council of Public Security and
National Defense under Menalco SOLIS in the Office of the
President is analogous to the US National Security Council; the
Institutional Protection Service under Carlos BARES is attached
to the presidency
</p>
<p>Manpower availability: males age 15-49 671,059; fit for
military service 461,471 (1993 est.); no conscription
</p>
<p>Defense expenditures: expenditures for the Panamanian Public
Forces for internal security amounted to $104.7 million, 1.7% of
GDP (1993 est.)
</p></body></article></text>