Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for voluntary military service; younger recruits may be conscripted with parental consent (2001)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 696,900 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 587,006 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males: 26,080 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$31.2 million (2003)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.4% (2003)
Transnational Issues Jamaica
Disputes - international:
none
Illicit drugs:
major transshipment point for cocaine from South America to North
America and Europe; illicit cultivation of cannabis; government has
an active manual cannabis eradication program; corruption is a major
concern; substantial money-laundering activity; Colombian narcotics
traffickers favor Jamaica for illicit financial transactions
This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005