Military manpower—military age: 20 years of age
Military manpower—availability:
males age 15-49: 2,542,188 (1999 est.)
Military manpower—fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 2,042,730 (1999 est.)
Military manpower—reaching military age annually:
males: 73,405 (1999 est.)
Military expenditures—dollar figure: $2.458 billion (1997)
Military expenditures—percent of GDP: 2.6% (1997)
Transnational Issues
Disputes—international: as former colonial power, Portugal plays a key role in the issue of Indonesia's sovereignty over Timor Timur (East Timor Province), which has not been recognized by the UN
Illicit drugs: important gateway country for Latin American cocaine entering the European market; transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Europe; consumer of Southwest Asian heroin
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