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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]
Definition: Military > Armed forces personnel
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
Arms imports > constant 1990 US$ 1,000,000 constant 1990 US$ Time series [93rd of 100]
Definition: Military > Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
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
Definition: Military > Branches
Source: World Development Indicators database
Conscription
Military service is voluntary (NISBCO).
Definition: Military > Conscription
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
expenditure > % of central government expenditure 7.59 % Time series [28th of 88]
Definition: Military > expenditure > % of central government expenditure
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)
expenditure > % of GDP 1.43 % Time series [93rd of 145]
Definition: Military > expenditure > % of GDP
Source: World Development Indicators database
Expenditures 1.4 % of GDP Time series [56th of 87]
Definition: Military > Expenditures
Source: World Development Indicators database
Expenditures > Dollar figure $18,000,000.00 Time series [93rd of 111]
Definition: Military > Expenditures > Dollar figure
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Availability > Females 72,926 Time series [155th of 162]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Females
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Availability > Males 74,605 Time series [174th of 210]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Males
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 66,332 [170th of 175]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 68,518 Time series [170th of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 40,619 Time series [168th of 174]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Military age 18 years of age Time series
Definition: Military > Manpower > Military age
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 3,580 Time series [172nd of 226]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
personnel 1,000 Time series [156th of 170]
Definition: Military > personnel
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
personnel > % of total labor force 0.86 % Time series [90th of 168]
Definition: Military > personnel > % of total labor force
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
Definition: Military > Service age and obligation
Source: World Development Indicators database
US military exports $559.00 thousand [54th of 109]
Definition: Military > US military exports
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

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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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