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Armed forces growth
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83 |
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[25th of 132]
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Armed forces personnel
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1,000 |
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[147th of 166]
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Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
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1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
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[93rd of 100]
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Branches
Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, BDF Air Wing, BDF Volunteer Guard |
Conscription
Military service is voluntary (NISBCO). |
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expenditure > % of central government expenditure
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7.59 %
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[28th of 88]
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expenditure > % of GDP
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1.43 %
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[93rd of 145]
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Expenditures
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1.4 % of GDP |
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[56th of 87]
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Expenditures > Dollar figure
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$18,000,000.00 |
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[93rd of 111]
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Manpower > Availability > Females
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72,926 |
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[155th of 162]
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Manpower > Availability > Males
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74,605 |
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[174th of 210]
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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66,332 |
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[170th of 175]
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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68,518 |
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[170th of 175]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
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40,619 |
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[168th of 174]
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Manpower > Military age
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18 years of age |
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Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
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3,580 |
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[172nd of 226]
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personnel
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1,000
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[156th of 170]
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personnel > % of total labor force
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0.86 %
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[90th of 168]
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Service age and obligation
18 years of age for voluntary military service; laws allow for conscription only if volunteers are insufficient; conscription has never been implemented; volunteers typically outnumber available positions by 3:1 |
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US military exports
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$559.00 thousand |
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[54th 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, 28 July 2005; Study by David Lochhead and James Morrell; available from the Center for International Policy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Belize, Belizeee
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