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Belize:
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Other pages in this profile of Belize:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Definition Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, BDF Air Wing, BDF Volunteer Guard (2007) |
Military service age and obligation |
Definition 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 (2008) |
Manpower available for military service |
Definition males age 16-49: 74,605 females age 16-49: 72,926 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 54,627 females age 16-49: 53,500 (2008 est.) |
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually |
Definition males age 16-49: 3,580 females age 16-49: 3,449 (2008 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
Definition - World rank and map 1.4% (2006) |
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Disputes - international |
Definition OAS-initiated Agreement on the Framework for Negotiations and Confidence Building Measures saw cooperation in repatriation of Guatemalan squatters and other areas, but Guatemalan land and maritime claims in Belize and the Caribbean Sea remain unresolved; the Line of Adjacency created under the 2002 Differendum serves in lieu of the contiguous international boundary to control squatting in the sparsely inhabited rain forests of Belize's border region; Honduras claims Belizean-administered Sapodilla Cays in its constitution but agreed to a joint ecological park under the Differendum |
Illicit drugs |
Definition transshipment point for cocaine; small-scale illicit producer of cannabis, primarily for local consumption; money-laundering activity related to narcotics trafficking and offshore sector |
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