Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 3,431,602 (2000 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 183,139 (2000 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $1.211 billion (FY98)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.6% (FY98)
@Malaysia:Transnational Issues
Disputes - international: involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with China, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, and possibly Brunei; Philippines have not fully revoked claim to Sabah State; two islands in dispute with Singapore; Sipadan and Ligitan Islands in dispute with Indonesia
Illicit drugs: transit point for some illicit drugs going to Western markets; drug trafficking prosecuted vigorously and carries severe penalties
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MALDIVES
@Maldives:Introduction