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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]
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ 54,000,000 constant 1990 US$ Time series [48th of 100]
Branches
Royal Bahamian Defense Force: Land Force, Navy, Air Wing
Conscription
No conscription (AI).
expenditure > % of central government expenditure 3.51 % Time series [55th of 88]
expenditure > % of GDP 0.65 % Time series [106th of 145]
expenditure > current LCU 39208000 Time series
Expenditures 0.5 % of GDP Time series [81st of 87]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 0.5% Time series [94th of 154]
Manpower > Availability > Males 80,200 Time series [170th of 210]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 50,282 Time series [173rd of 210]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 3,024 Time series [174th of 226]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 3,016 Time series [175th of 226]
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 73,121 [129th of 164]
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 44,309 [132nd of 161]
personnel 860 Time series [157th of 170]
personnel > % of total labor force 0.55 % Time series [116th of 168]
Service age and obligation
18 years of age (est.); no conscription
US military exports $491.00 thousand [60th 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; World Development Indicators database; 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); CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Study by David Lochhead and James Morrell; available from the Center for International Policy

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

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