Military Trinidad and Tobago
Military branches:
Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force: Ground Force, Coast Guard, and
Air Wing
Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription
(2001)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 326,447 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 232,234 (2004 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$66.7 million (2003)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.6% (2003)
Transnational Issues Trinidad and Tobago
Disputes - international:
Barbados will assert its claim before UNCLOS that the northern
limit of Trinidad and Tobago's maritime boundary with Venezuela
extends into its waters; Guyana has also expressed its intention to
challenge this boundary as it may extend into its waters as well
Illicit drugs:
transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US
and Europe; producer of cannabis