Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 2,509,538 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 2,068,221 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 61,270 (2004 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$3.999 billion (2003)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.3% (2003)
Transnational Issues Belgium
Disputes - international:
none
Illicit drugs:
growing producer of synthetic drugs; transit point for US-bound
ecstasy; source of precursor chemicals for South American cocaine
processors; transshipment point for cocaine, heroin, hashish, and
marijuana entering Western Europe; despite a strengthening of
legislation, the country remains vulnerable to money laundering
related to narcotics, automobiles, alcohol and tobacco
This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005
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