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Central America and the Caribbean > Antigua and Barbuda > Military

ANTIGUAN-BARBUDAN MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Armed forces growth 17 [17th of 132]
Armed forces personnel 154 [154th of 166]
Branches
Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (2006)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 11 JAN 2006
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 16 APR 1997
Conscription
No conscription.
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 119 [119th of 120]
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 146 [146th of 164]
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 118 [118th of 119]
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 144 [144th of 161]
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49 90 [90th of 91]
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 143 [143rd of 157]
personnel 161 ... [161st of 170]
Service age and obligation
18 years of age (est.); no conscript military service (2001)
US military exports $56.00 thousand [56th of 109]

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SOURCES: Growth in the number of armed forces personnel from 1985 (index = 100) to 2000. 100 means no growth, 50 means it halved and 200 means it doubled.; Total armed forces (2000); The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces ; ; A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.; 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. ; 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. ; 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. ; Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.; This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation. ; U.S. Military Exports, for the year 1998 (in thousands of US dollars)

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Antigua and Barbuda, antigua, Antigua-Barbuda

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