Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.4% (1999)
Transnational Issues Trinidad and Tobago
Disputes - international: none
Illicit drugs: transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; producer of cannabis
This page was last updated on 1 January 2002
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Tromelin Island
Introduction
Tromelin Island
Background: First explored by the French in 1776, the island came under the jurisdiction of Reunion in 1814. At present, it serves as a sea turtle sanctuary and is the site of an important meteorological station.