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BarbadosMilitary
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Military branches:
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Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command and Coast Guard (2005) | |
Military manpower - military age and obligation:
| 18 years of age for voluntary military service; volunteers at earlier age with parental consent; no conscription (2001) | |
Military manpower - availability:
| males age 18-49: 71,330 (2005 est.) | |
Military manpower - fit for military service:
| males age 18-49: 51,298 (2005 est.) | |
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
| NA | |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
| NA | |
Military - note:
| the Royal Barbados Defense Force includes a land-based Troop Command and a small Coast Guard; the primary role of the land element is to defend the island against external aggression; the Command consists of a single, part-time battalion with a small regular cadre that is deployed throughout the island; it increasingly supports the police in patrolling the coastline to prevent smuggling and other illicit activities (2005) |
More about Barbados:
Introduction
Geography
People
Government
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Transnational Issues
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