Military manpower—fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 69,842 (1999 est.)
Military expenditures—dollar figure: $8.5 million (1997 est.)
Military expenditures—percent of GDP: 1.6% (1997 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes—international: claims area in French Guiana between
Litani Rivier and Riviere Marouini (both headwaters of the Lawa
Rivier); claims area in Guyana between New (Upper Courantyne) and
Illicit drugs: transshipment point for South American drugs
destined mostly for Europe
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Geography
Location: Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean,
Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway