Annual defense budget: $131m 

Defense spending trend: No change in 2002

The National Guard and defense forces were disbanded in 1990 following the 1989 US invasion. They were replaced by the Panamanian Public Force, numbering some 11,800 and comprising the National Police, the National Air Service, and the National Maritime Service.

PANAMANIAN ARMED FORCES

Army
		None		11,800 personnel
Navy
		14 patrol boats		400 personnel
Air force
		No combat aircraft		400 personnel
Nuclear capability
		None

From "The Financial Times World Desk Reference" © Dorling Kindersley 2004