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| BARBADIAN MILITARY STATS: |
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Armed forces growth
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-40 |
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[111st of 132]
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Armed forces personnel
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1,000 |
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[144th of 166]
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Branches
Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command, Barbados Coast Guard |
Conscription
No conscription (FWCC). |
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expenditure > % of central government expenditure
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2.3 %
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[81st of 88]
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expenditure > % of GDP
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0.87 %
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[119th of 145]
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Expenditures
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0.5 % of GDP |
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[80th of 87]
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Manpower > Availability > Females
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75,389 |
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[154th of 162]
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Manpower > Availability > Males
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75,265 |
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[172nd of 210]
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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77,862 |
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[168th of 175]
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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77,714 |
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[168th of 175]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Females
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58,143 |
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[153rd of 162]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
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58,556 |
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[170th of 210]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
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53,127 |
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[166th of 174]
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Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
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2,157 |
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[184th of 226]
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Note
the Royal Barbados Defense Force includes a land-based Troop Command and a small Coast Guard; the primary role of the land element is to defend the island against external aggression; the Command consists of a single, part-time battalion with a small regular cadre that is deployed throughout the island; it increasingly supports the police in patrolling the coastline to prevent smuggling and other illicit activities |
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personnel
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610
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[159th of 170]
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personnel > % of total labor force
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0.39 %
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[134th of 168]
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Service age and obligation
18 years of age for voluntary military service (younger requires parental consent); no conscription |
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US military exports
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$609.00 thousand |
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[52nd of 109]
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SOURCES: calculated on the basis of data on armed forces from IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; 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); World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; Study by David Lochhead and James Morrell; available from the Center for International Policy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Barbados
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