Manpower availability: males age 15-49: 1,895,535 males fit for military service: 1,442,072 males reach military age (18) annually: 46,248 (1996 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $207 million, 0.2% of GDP (FY92/93); this represents 65% of the total cost of defending the colony, the remainder being paid by the UK
Defense note: defense is the responsibility of the UK until 1 July 1997, when China will assume command
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@Howland Island ———————
(territory of the US)
Map —-
Location: 0 48 N, 176 38 W — Oceania, island in the North Pacific
Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia
Flag ——
Description: the flag of the US is used