COVERAGE AND ARRANGEMENT: provides a detailed analysis of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and the various Pacific Ocean island states. The regional overview gives a useful summary of current events and security concerns. Each country entry includes an executive summary with risk pointers; a brief country profile; and sections on geography, climate, natural resources, demography, infrastructure - transportation and communications, internal affairs - politics, internal threats, human rights, external affairs - significant developments, external threat assessment, international relations, country-specific relations, defence spending, armed forces - weapons, policy, chain of command, doctrine and strategy; army; air force; navy; security and foreign forces; procurement; defence production and R & D; and main economic indicators.
AUSTRALIA--ARMED FORCES NEW ZEALAND--ARMED FORCES FIJI--ARMED FORCES PAPUA NEW GUINEA--ARMED FORCES TONGA--ARMED FORCES KIRIBATI MARSHALL ISLANDS MICRONESIA NAURU SAMOA TUVALU VANUATU PACIFIC OCEAN TERRITORIES