Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription
(2001)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 90,651 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 74,525 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$31.1 million (2004)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.7% (2004)
Transnational Issues Malta
Disputes - international:
none
Illicit drugs:
minor transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Western
Europe
This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005
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