Bahamas:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Definition Royal Bahamian Defense Force: Land Force, Navy, Air Wing (2007)
Military service age and obligation	Definition 18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2008)
Manpower available for military service	Definition males age 16-49: 80,200 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 50,282 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually	Definition males age 16-49: 3,016 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	Definition - World rank and map 0.5% (2006)

Disputes - international	Definition disagrees with the US on the alignment the northern axis of a potential maritime boundary; continues to monitor and interdict drug dealers and Haitian and Cuban refugees in Bahamian waters
Illicit drugs	Definition transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for US and Europe; offshore financial center