Manpower availability: males age 15-49 542,815; males fit for military service 434,302; males reach military age (19) annually 15,350 (1995 est.)
Defense expenditures: 13.5 billion tolars, 4.5% of GDP (1993 est.); note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results
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SOLOMON ISLANDS
@Solomon Islands:Geography
Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea
Map references: Oceania
Area:
total area: 28,450 sq km
land area: 27,540 sq km
comparative area: slightly larger than Maryland
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 5,313 km