Military Mauritius
Military branches:
National Police Force (includes the paramilitary Special Mobile
Force or SMF and National Coast Guard)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 342,482 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 172,157 (2004 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$11.2 million (2003)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.2% (2003)
Transnational Issues Mauritius
Disputes - international:
Mauritius claims the Chagos Archipelago (UK-administered British
Indian Ocean Territory), and its former inhabitants, who reside
chiefly in Mauritius, were granted UK citizenship and the right to
repatriation in 2001; claims French-administered Tromelin Island
Illicit drugs:
minor consumer and transshipment point for heroin from South Asia;
small amounts of cannabis produced and consumed locally; significant
offshore financial industry creates potential for money laundering,
but corruption levels are relatively low and the government appears
generally to be committed to regulating its banking industry
This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005