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Armed forces growth
|
83 |
|
[25th of 132]
|
|
Armed forces personnel
|
1,000 |
|
[147th of 166]
|
|
Definition: Military > Armed forces personnel |
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Source: 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 |
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Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
|
1,000,000 constant 1990 US$
|
|
[93rd of 100]
|
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Definition: Military > Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ |
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Source: IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press |
Branches Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, BDF Air Wing, BDF Volunteer Guard |
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Definition: Military > Branches |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
Conscription Military service is voluntary (NISBCO). |
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Definition: Military > Conscription |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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expenditure > % of central government expenditure
|
7.59 %
|
|
[28th of 88]
|
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Definition: Military > expenditure > % of central government expenditure |
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Source: 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) |
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expenditure > % of GDP
|
1.43 %
|
|
[93rd of 145]
|
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Definition: Military > expenditure > % of GDP |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Expenditures
|
1.4 % of GDP |
|
[56th of 87]
|
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Definition: Military > Expenditures |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Expenditures > Dollar figure
|
$18,000,000.00 |
|
[93rd of 111]
|
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Definition: Military > Expenditures > Dollar figure |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Availability > Females
|
72,926 |
|
[155th of 162]
|
|
Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Females |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Availability > Males
|
74,605 |
|
[174th of 210]
|
|
Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Males |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
|
66,332 |
|
[170th of 175]
|
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Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
|
68,518 |
|
[170th of 175]
|
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
|
40,619 |
|
[168th of 174]
|
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Definition: Military > Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Military age
|
18 years of age |
|
|
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Definition: Military > Manpower > Military age |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
|
3,580 |
|
[172nd of 226]
|
|
Definition: Military > Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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personnel
|
1,000
|
|
[156th of 170]
|
|
Definition: Military > personnel |
|
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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personnel > % of total labor force
|
0.86 %
|
|
[90th of 168]
|
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Definition: Military > personnel > % of total labor force |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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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Definition: Military > Service age and obligation |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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US military exports
|
$559.00 thousand |
|
[54th of 109]
|
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Definition: Military > US military exports |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |