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Central America and the Caribbean > Belize > Military

BELIZEAN MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Armed forces growth 83 [25th of 132]
Armed forces personnel 1,000 [147th of 166]
    (per capita) 3.55766 per 1,000 people [80th of 166]
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ ... [93rd of 100]
    (per capita) 4.003 constant 1990 US$ per c ... [51st of 170]
Branches
Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, Maritime Wing, Air Wing, and Volunteer Guard
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 26 MAR 2004
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 14 NOV 2001
Conscription
Military service is voluntary (NISBCO).
expenditure > % of central government expenditure 7.59 % ... [28th of 88]
expenditure > % of GDP 1.43 % ... [93rd of 145]
expenditure > current LCU 18790000 ...
Expenditures > Dollar figure $7,700,000.00 [161st of 170]
    (per $ GDP) $0.07 per $10 of GDP [135th of 162]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 1.4 % [119th of 171]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 66,332 [170th of 175]
    (per capita) 235.986 per 1,000 people [125th of 174]
    (per capita) 0.242 per capita ... [120th of 169]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 39,337 [169th of 174]
    (per capita) 139.947 per 1,000 people [118th of 173]

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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: Belize, Belizeee

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