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Central America and the Caribbean > Bahamas, The > Military

BAHAMIAN MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Armed forces growth 80 [26th of 132]
Armed forces personnel 1,000 [149th of 166]
    (per capita) 3.31356 per 1,000 people [84th of 166]
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ 54,000,000 constant 1990 US$ ... [48th of 100]
    (per capita) 179.141 constant 1990 US$ per c ... [2nd of 170]
Branches
Royal Bahamian Defense Force: Marines, Air Wing (2006)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 04 FEB 2005
Conscription
No conscription (AI).
expenditure > % of central government expenditure 3.51 % ... [55th of 88]
expenditure > % of GDP 0.65 % ... [106th of 145]
expenditure > current LCU 39208000 ...
Expenditures > Dollar figure $20,000,000.00 [149th of 170]
    (per $ GDP) $0.04 per $10 of GDP [155th of 162]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 0.5 % [157th of 171]
    (per capita) 8.679 per 1,000 people ... [93rd of 153]
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 73,121 [129th of 164]
    (per capita) 0.239 per capita [46th of 164]
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 44,309 [132nd of 161]
    (per capita) 0.145 per capita [112nd of 161]
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 2,804 [128th of 157]

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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; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty ; 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); CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Bahamas, The, Commonwealth of The Bahamas, The Bahamas, bahamas

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