Military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for voluntary military service; compulsory military service was ended in 2004 (January 2005)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 2,435,042 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 1,952,819 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males: 67,189 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$3,497.8 million (2003)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.3% (2003)
Transnational Issues Portugal
Disputes - international:
none
Illicit drugs:
gateway country for Latin American cocaine and Southwest Asian
heroin entering the European market (especially from Brazil);
transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Europe;
consumer of Southwest Asian heroin
This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005