Airports - with paved runways: total: 30 over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 11 under 914 m: 2 (2002) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 34 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 9 under 914 m: 22 (2002)
Heliports: 1 (2002)
Military Bahamas, The
Military branches:
Royal Bahamas Defense Force (Coast Guard only), Royal Bahamas
Police Force
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$20 million (FY95/96)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.7% (FY99)
Transnational Issues Bahamas, The
Disputes - international:
have not been able to agree on a maritime boundary with the US
Illicit drugs:
transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for US and
Europe; offshore financial center