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Brunei:
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Other pages in this profile of Brunei:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Definition Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF): Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei) (2008) |
Military service age and obligation |
Definition 18 years of age (est.) for voluntary military service; non-Malays are ineligible to serve (2007) |
Manpower available for military service |
Definition males age 16-49: 108,356 females age 16-49: 110,153 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 91,297 females age 16-49: 93,228 (2008 est.) |
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually |
Definition males age 16-49: 3,223 females age 16-49: 3,182 (2008 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
Definition - World rank and map 4.5% (2006) |
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Disputes - international |
Definition Brunei and Malaysia reached a tentative deal in 2007 consultations to resolve their offshore and deepwater seabed dispute and resume hydrocarbon exploration, terminated in 2003, near the site of a major discovery; Malaysia's land boundary with Brunei around Limbang is in dispute; Brunei established an exclusive economic fishing zone encompassing Louisa Reef in the southern Spratly Islands in 1984, but makes no public territorial claim to the offshore reefs; the 2002 "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea" has eased tensions in the Spratly Islands but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct" desired by several of the disputants |
Illicit drugs |
Definition drug trafficking and illegally importing controlled substances are serious offenses in Brunei and carry a mandatory death penalty |
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