| Panamanian Public Forces Fuerza Pública de Panamá | |
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 Flag of the Republic of Panama | |
| Common name | Guardia, Policia, Fronterizo |
| Abbreviation | FPP |
| Motto | "Dios, Honor, y Patria" "God, Honor, and Country" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | February 10, 1990 |
| Employees | 30,000 active (as of 2016)[1] 50,000 part-time & reserve agents |
| Annual budget | USD 481 million (2011)[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | PAN |
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| Headquarters | Panama City, Panama |
| Parent agency | Ministry of Public Security |
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| Ministry of Public Security | |
The Panamanian Public Forces (Spanish: Fuerza Pública de la República de Panamá) are the national security forces of Panama. Panama is the second country in Latin America (the other being Costa Rica) to abolish its standing army, with Panama retaining a small paramilitary security force. This came as a result of a U.S. invasion that overthrew a military dictatorship which ruled Panama from 1968 to 1989. The final military dictator, Manuel Noriega, had been belligerent toward the U.S. culminating in the killing of a U.S. Marine lieutenant and U.S. invasion ordered by U.S. President George H. W. Bush.
Panama maintains armed police and internal security forces, and small air and maritime forces. They are tasked with law enforcement and can perform limited military actions. Since 2010 they have reported to the Ministry of Public Security.