Aruba:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Definition no regular indigenous military forces; the Netherlands maintains a detachment of marines, a frigate, and an amphibious combat detachment in the neighboring Netherlands Antilles (2008)
Manpower available for military service	Definition males age 16-49: 24,585 females age 16-49: 25,742 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 20,173 females age 16-49: 21,062 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually	Definition males age 16-49: 705 females age 16-49: 719 (2008 est.)
Military - note	Definition defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Disputes - international	Definition none
Illicit drugs	Definition transit point for US- and Europe-bound narcotics with some accompanying money-laundering activity; relatively high percentage of population consumes cocaine