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Military - Trinidad and Tobago: |
Military branches | Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force: Ground Force, Coast Guard (includes air wing) (2004) |
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Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2001) |
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Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 290,715
females age 18-49: 258,410 (2005 est.) |
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Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 202,958
females age 18-49: 173,797 (2005 est.) |
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Military expenditures percent of gdp | 0.3% (2006) |
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Disputes international | in April 2006, the Permanent Court of Arbitration issued a decision that delimited a maritime boundary with Trinidad and Tobago and compelled Barbados to enter a fishing agreement that limited Barbadian fishermens catches of flying fish in Trinidad and Tobagos exclusive economic zone; in 2005, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago agreed to compulsory international arbitration under UNCLOS challenging whether the northern limit of Trinidad and Tobagos and Venezuelas maritime boundary extends into Barbadian waters; Guyana has also expressed its intention to include itself in the arbitration as the Trinidad and Tobago-Venezuela maritime boundary may extend into its waters as well |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007