996 est.)

Waterways: 800 km navigable by shallow draft vessels; 82 km Panama
Canal

Pipelines: crude oil 130 km

Ports and harbors: Balboa, Cristobal, Coco Solo, Vacamonte, Manzanillo

Merchant marine:
total: 4,350 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 89,622,112
GRT/137,529,188 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1,240, cargo 1,033, chemical tanker 195,
combination bulk 67, combination ore/oil 19, container 426, liquefied
gas tanker 175, livestock carrier 9, multifunction large-load carrier
5, oil tanker 524, passenger 40, passenger-cargo 6, railcar carrier 1,
refrigerated cargo 296, roll-on/roll-off cargo 101, short-sea
passenger 40, specialized tanker 15, vehicle carrier 158
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 76 countries
among which are Japan 1,236, Greece 418, Hong Kong 273, South Korea
247, Taiwan 227, China 185, Singapore 119, US 112, Switzerland 85, and
Indonesia 60 (1997 est.)

Airports: 109 (1997 est.)

Airports-with paved runways:
total: 40
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 14
under 914 m: 19 (1997 est.)

Airports-with unpaved runways:
total: 69
914 to 1,523 m: 17
under 914 m: 52 (1997 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 National Police, National Maritime Service, and
National Air Service)

Military manpower-availability:
males age 15-49: 733,019 (1998 est.)

Military manpower-fit for military service:
males: 502,731 (1998 est.)

Military expenditures-dollar figure: $78 million (1995); note-for
police and security forces

Military expenditures-percent of GDP: NA%

@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

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA

@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 coordinates: 6 00 S, 147 00 E

Map references: Oceania

Area:
total: 462,840 sq km
land: 452,860 sq km
water: 9,980 sq km

Area-comparative: slightly larger than California

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