|
|
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Armed forces growth
|
80 |
|
[26th of 132]
|
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Armed forces personnel
|
1,000 |
|
[149th of 166]
|
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Armed forces personnel (per capita)
|
3.31356 per 1,000 people |
|
[84th of 166]
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Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
|
54,000,000 constant 1990 US$
|
|
[48th of 100]
|
|
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ (per capita)
|
179.141 constant 1990 US$
per c |
|
[2nd of 170]
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Branches
Royal Bahamian Defense Force: Land Force, Navy, Air Wing |
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Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature
|
04 FEB 2005 |
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Conscription
No conscription (AI). |
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expenditure > % of central government expenditure
|
3.51 %
|
|
[55th of 88]
|
|
expenditure > % of GDP
|
0.65 %
|
|
[106th of 145]
|
|
expenditure > current LCU
|
39208000 |
|
|
|
Expenditures
|
0.5 % of GDP |
|
[81st of 87]
|
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Expenditures > Percent of GDP
|
0.5% |
|
[94th of 154]
|
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Manpower > Availability > Males
|
80,200 |
|
[170th of 210]
|
|
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
|
50,282 |
|
[173rd of 210]
|
|
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females
|
3,024 |
|
[174th of 226]
|
|
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females (per capita)
|
9.836 per 1,000 people |
|
[98th of 225]
|
|
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
|
3,016 |
|
[175th of 226]
|
|
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males (per capita)
|
9.81 per 1,000 people |
|
[112nd of 225]
|
|
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49
|
73,121
|
|
[129th of 164]
|
|
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 (per capita)
|
0.239
per capita |
|
[46th of 164]
|
|
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49
|
44,309
|
|
[132nd of 161]
|
|
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 (per capita)
|
0.145
per capita |
|
[112nd of 161]
|
|
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49
|
2,804
|
|
[128th of 157]
|
|
personnel
|
860
|
|
[157th of 170]
|
|
personnel (per capita)
|
2.662
per 1,000 people |
|
[112nd of 171]
|
|
personnel > % of total labor force
|
0.55 %
|
|
[116th of 168]
|
Service age and obligation
18 years of age (est.); no conscription |
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US military exports
|
$491.00 thousand |
|
[60th of 109]
|
|
US military exports (per capita)
|
$1.63 thousand per 1,000 peopl |
|
[25th 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; 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, 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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