Armed forces personnel
106,000
0
DEFINITION:
Total armed forces (2000)
SOURCE:
IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Ranked 39th.
Ranked 162nd.
Branches
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force
no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF), Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF; includes Police Maritime Wing (PMW))
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
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification
23 FEB 2001
16 SEP 2005
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature
24 SEP 1996
24 SEP 1996
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Conscription
Conscription exists (FWCC).
No conscription (FWCC).
DEFINITION:
A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.
SOURCE:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997. Data collected from the nations concerned, unless otherwise indicated. Acronyms: Amnesty International (AI); European Council of Conscripts Organizations (ECCO); Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC); International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHFHR); National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO); Service, Peace and Justice in Latin America (SERPAJ); War Resisters International (WRI); World Council of Churches (WCC)
Imports > USD
26,000,000
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 65th in 1987. 3 times more than Vanuatu
Ranked 80th in 1987.
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49
20,131,179
50,221
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 14 June, 2007
Ranked 10th. 400 times more than Vanuatu
Ranked 137th.
Manpower > Availability > Males
23,547,252
58,900
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 13th in 2008. 399 times more than Vanuatu
Ranked 175th in 2008.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
18,232,050
40,577
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 13th in 2008. 448 times more than Vanuatu
Ranked 177th in 2008.
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49
15,170,096
33,837
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 14 June, 2007
Ranked 12th. 447 times more than Vanuatu
Ranked 135th.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females
977,030
2,290
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 10th in 2008. 426 times more than Vanuatu
Ranked 182nd in 2008.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females (per capita)
10.2 per 1,000 people
10.6 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 91st in 2008.
Ranked 79th in 2008. 5% more than Philippines
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
1,012,779
2,385
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 10th in 2008. 424 times more than Vanuatu
Ranked 182nd in 2008.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males (per capita)
10.5 per 1,000 people
11.1 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 88th in 2008.
Ranked 72nd in 2008. 5% more than Philippines
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > female
1021069
2230
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > male
1060319
2323
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
US military exports
$44,450.00 thousand
$32.00 thousand
DEFINITION:
U.S. Military Exports , for the year 1998 (in thousands of US dollars )
SOURCE:
Study by David Lochhead and James Morrell; available from the Center for International Policy
Ranked 15th. 1388 times more than Vanuatu
Ranked 100th.
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