Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 1,453,705 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 89,073 (2003 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$180 million (FY98)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.1% (FY98)
Transnational Issues Dominican Republic
Disputes - international: despite efforts to control illegal migration, destitute Haitians continue to cross into the Dominican Republic
Illicit drugs:
transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US
and Europe; has become a transshipment point for ecstasy from the
Netherlands and Belgium destined for US and Canada; substantial
money-laundering activity; Colombian narcotics traffickers favor the
Dominican Republic for illicit financial transactions
This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003
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