Armed forces personnel
0
212,000
DEFINITION:
Total armed forces (2000)
SOURCE:
IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Ranked 158th.
Ranked 23rd.
Branches
Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force
Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air 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
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature
23 MAR 2004
24 SEP 1996
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Imports > USD
6,000,000
239,000,000
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 86th in 1985.
Ranked 33rd in 1985. 39 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Manpower > Availability > Females
10,081
14,125,600
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 162nd in 2008.
Ranked 20th in 2008. 1400 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Manpower available for military service > females age 16-49
13089
14307316
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Manpower available for military service > males age 16-49
13506
14856917
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Manpower > Availability > Males
10,095
14,729,500
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 196th in 2008.
Ranked 20th in 2008. 1458 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females
8,464
11,616,582
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 162nd in 2008.
Ranked 19th in 2008. 1371 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Manpower fit for military service > females age 16-49
10923
11779679
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
8,064
12,121,602
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 195th in 2008.
Ranked 19th in 2008. 1502 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Manpower fit for military service > males age 16-49
10742
12255452
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females
352
383,593
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 208th in 2008.
Ranked 27th in 2008. 1089 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females (per capita)
8.8 per 1,000 people
6.3 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 127th in 2008. 40% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 186th in 2008.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
367
400,927
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 208th in 2008.
Ranked 28th in 2008. 1091 times more than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males (per capita)
9.2 per 1,000 people
6.6 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 124th in 2008. 40% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 185th in 2008.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > female
422
365491
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > male
380
383989
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Service age and obligation
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription
16-33 years of age (officers 17-28) for voluntary military service (with parental consent under 18); women serve in military services, but are excluded from ground combat positions and some naval postings; must be citizen of the UK, Commonwealth, or Republic of Ireland; reservists serve a minimum of 3 years, to age 45 or 55; 16 years of age for voluntary military service by Nepalese citizens in the Brigade of the Gurkhas; 16-34 years of age for voluntary military service by Papua New Guinean citizens
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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