Military branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force
Military manpower - military age:
18 years of age (2003 est.)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 5,240,557 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 2,911,474 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 239,742 (2003 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$36.01 million (FY02)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.6% (FY02)
Transnational Issues Ghana
Disputes - international:
Ghana has received many refugees and returning nationals escaping
rebel fighting in Cote d'Ivoire
Illicit drugs:
illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade;
major transit hub for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin and, to a
lesser extent, South American cocaine destined for Europe and the
US; widespread crime and corruption have made money laundering a
problem, but the lack of a well-developed financial infrastructure
limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center