Military manpower-fit for military service: males: 78,805 (1998 est.)

Military expenditures-dollar figure: $65.5 million (FY96/97)

Military expenditures-percent of GDP: 2.7% (FY96/97)

@Malta:Transnational Issues

Disputes-international: Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries, particularly for oil exploration

Illicit drugs: minor transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Western Europe

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MAN, ISLE OF

(British crown dependency)

@Man, Isle of:Geography