NationMaster - Bahamian Military statistics

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$	...	[48th of 100]
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]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP	0.5 %		[157th of 171]
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]
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49	2,804		[128th of 157]
personnel	860	...	[157th of 170]
personnel > % of total labor force	0.55 %	...	[116th of 168]
Service age and obligation 18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001)
US military exports	$491.00 thousand		[60th of 109]

... View all Military stats

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; 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

More facts and figures on Bahamas, The

COMMENTARY

Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here

Central America and the Caribbean > Bahamas, The > Military

Related links:

More facts and figures on Bahamas, The