Military branches: note: The new government of Liberia has developed a plan for the armed forces: total strength 5,000, of which Army 3,400, Navy 1,100, Air Force 500; note - the Navy is to have several small coastal patrol vessels and the Air Force is to comprise two air wings
Military manpower-availability: males age 15-49: 631,546 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-fit for military service: males: 337,744 (1998 est.)
Military expenditures-dollar figure: $14 million (1993)
Military expenditures-percent of GDP: 2.9% (1993)
@Liberia:Transnational Issues
Disputes-international: none
Illicit drugs: increasingly a transshipment point for Southeast and
Southwest Asian heroin and South American cocaine for the European and
US markets
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