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Encyclopedia > Military of Papua New Guinea

Military branches: Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Ground Force, Maritime Operations Element, and Air Operations Element)


Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 1,370,419 (2003 est.)


Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 757,421 (2003 est.)


Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$40.21 million (FY02)


Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.4% (FY02)


References and Links


  Results from FactBites:
 
Papua New Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2095 words)
The Independent State of Papua New Guinea (informally, Papua New Guinea or PNG) is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the Indonesian provinces of Papua (Indonesian province) and West Irian Jaya (Irian Jaya Barat) occupy the western half of New Guinea).
Papua New Guinea is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state.
New Guinea is part of the humid tropics, and many Indomalayan rainforest plants spread across the narrow straits from Asia, mixing together with the old Australian and Antarctic floras.
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