Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 5,566 female: 5,441 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures:
0.7% of GDP (2005)
Transnational Issues
Cape Verde
Disputes - international:
none
Illicit drugs:
used as a transshipment point for Latin American cocaine destined for Western Europe; the lack of a well-developed financial system limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center
This page was last updated on 18 December, 2008