Military branches:
no regular military forces; Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Police Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard (2005)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 31,489 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 25,787 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 1,204 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
NA
Transnational Issues Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Disputes - international:
joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves
Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under UNCLOS, which
permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large
portion of the Caribbean Sea
Illicit drugs:
transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US
and Europe; small-scale cannabis cultivation
This page was last updated on 19 December, 2006