males age 16-49: 80,227 females age 16-49: 76,623 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 2,815 female: 2,657 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures:
0.7% of GDP (2006 est.)
Transnational Issues
Malta
Disputes - international:
none
Illicit drugs:
minor transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Western Europe