Armed forces personnel
1,303,000
0
DEFINITION:
Total armed forces (2000)
SOURCE:
IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Ranked 4th.
Ranked 158th.
Branches
Army, Navy (includes naval air arm), Air Force (Bharatiya Vayu Sena), Coast Guard
Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force
DEFINITION:
The names of the ground, naval , air, marine, and other defense or security forces
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Imports > USD
2,740,000,000
6,000,000
DEFINITION:
Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services."
SOURCE:
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.
Ranked 3rd in 1985. 456 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ranked 86th in 1985.
Manpower > Availability > Females
283,047,141
10,081
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 2nd in 2008. 28076 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ranked 162nd in 2008.
Manpower available for military service > females age 16-49
296071637
13089
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Manpower available for military service > males age 16-49
319129420
13506
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Manpower > Availability > Males
301,094,084
10,095
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 2nd in 2008. 29825 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ranked 196th in 2008.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females
236,633,962
8,464
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 2nd in 2008. 27957 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ranked 162nd in 2008.
Manpower fit for military service > females age 16-49
240039958
10923
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
231,161,111
8,064
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 2nd in 2008. 28665 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ranked 195th in 2008.
Manpower fit for military service > males age 16-49
249531562
10742
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females
10,636,857
352
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 1st in 2008. 30217 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ranked 208th in 2008.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females (per capita)
9.3 per 1,000 people
8.8 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 115th in 2008. 5% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ranked 127th in 2008.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
11,592,516
367
DEFINITION:
The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 1st in 2008. 31586 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ranked 208th in 2008.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males (per capita)
10.1 per 1,000 people
9.2 per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 104th in 2008. 10% more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ranked 124th in 2008.
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49
11,446,452
357
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 14 June, 2007
Ranked 2nd. 32062 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ranked 148th.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > female
10745891
422
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > male
12151065
380
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Service age and obligation
16 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women officers allowed in noncombat roles only
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
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