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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]
    Armed forces personnel (per capita) 3.55766 per 1,000 people [80th of 166]
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ Time series [93rd of 100]
    Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ (per capita) 4.003 constant 1990 US$ per c Time series [51st of 170]
Branches
Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, BDF Air Wing, BDF 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 % Time series [28th of 88]
expenditure > % of GDP 1.43 % Time series [93rd of 145]
expenditure > current LCU 18790000 Time series
Expenditures 1.4 % of GDP Time series [56th of 87]
Expenditures > Dollar figure $18,000,000.00 Time series [93rd of 111]
    Expenditures > Dollar figure (per $ GDP) $18.23 per 1,000 $ of GDP Time series [50th of 111]
    Expenditures > Dollar figure (per capita) $65.77 per capita Time series [35th of 111]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 1.4% Time series [65th of 154]
Manpower > Availability > Females 72,926 Time series [155th of 162]
Manpower > Availability > Males 74,605 Time series [174th of 210]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 66,332 [170th of 175]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 68,518 Time series [170th of 175]
    Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 (per capita) 0.242 per capita Time series [124th of 175]
    Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 (per capita) 235.986 per 1,000 people [125th of 174]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 53,500 Time series [154th of 162]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 54,627 Time series [171st of 210]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 40,619 Time series [168th of 174]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 39,337 [169th of 174]
    Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 (per capita) 0.144 per capita Time series [118th of 174]
    Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 (per capita) 139.947 per 1,000 people [118th of 173]
Manpower > Military age 18 years of age Time series
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 3,449 Time series [172nd of 226]
    Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females (per capita) 11.448 per 1,000 people Time series [35th of 225]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 3,580 Time series [172nd of 226]
    Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males (per capita) 11.883 per 1,000 people Time series [28th of 225]
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 60,048 [115th of 120]
    Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 (per capita) 0.204 per capita [79th of 120]
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 61,201 [134th of 164]
    Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 (per capita) 0.208 per capita [114th of 164]
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 43,633 [113rd of 119]
    Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 (per capita) 0.148 per capita [79th of 119]
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 44,238 [133rd of 161]
    Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 (per capita) 0.15 per capita [105th of 161]
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49 3,100 [88th of 91]
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 3,213 [127th of 157]
personnel 1,000 Time series [156th of 170]
    personnel (per capita) 3.427 per 1,000 people Time series [100th of 171]
personnel > % of total labor force 0.86 % Time series [90th of 168]
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
US military exports $559.00 thousand [54th of 109]
    US military exports (per capita) $1.99 thousand per 1,000 peopl [23rd of 109]

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, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Study by David Lochhead and James Morrell; available from the Center for International Policy

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