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Armed forces growth
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-76 |
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[131st of 132]
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Armed forces personnel
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2,000 |
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[141st of 166]
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Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
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6,000,000 constant 1990 US$
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[86th of 100]
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Branches
Guyana Defense Force: Army (includes Coast Guard, Air Corps) |
Conscription
No conscription (NISBCO). |
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expenditure > % of GDP
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0.79 %
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[132nd of 145]
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Expenditures
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1.8 % of GDP |
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[45th of 87]
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Expenditures > Dollar figure
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$6,500,000.00 |
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[107th of 111]
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Expenditures > Percent of GDP
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1.8% |
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[51st of 154]
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Manpower > Availability > Males
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220,797 |
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[155th of 210]
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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207,890 |
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[155th of 175]
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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209,545 |
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[155th of 175]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
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150,623 |
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[155th of 210]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
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157,264 |
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[152nd of 174]
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Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
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6,713 |
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[161st of 226]
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personnel
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3,000
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[147th of 170]
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personnel > % of total labor force
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0.91 %
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[87th of 168]
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Service age and obligation
18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription |
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US military exports
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$200.00 thousand |
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[84th of 109]
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Weapon holdings
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6,000 |
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[136th of 137]
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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; Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Guyana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana
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