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Dominican Republic:
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Other pages in this profile of the Dominican Republic:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Army, Navy, Air Force |
Military service age and obligation |
18 years of age for voluntary military service (2007) |
Manpower available for military service |
males age 18-49: 2,133,142 females age 18-49: 2,032,840 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
males age 18-49: 1,671,493 females age 18-49: 1,536,257 (2005 est.) |
Manpower reaching military age annually |
males age 18-49: 91,699 females age 18-49: 87,550 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
0.8% (2006) |
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Disputes - international |
Haitian migrants cross the porous border into the Dominican Republic to find work; illegal migrants from the Dominican Republic cross the Mona Passage each year to Puerto Rico to find better work |
Illicit drugs |
transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; has become a transshipment point for ecstasy from the Netherlands and Belgium destined for US and Canada; substantial money laundering activity; Colombian narcotics traffickers favor the Dominican Republic for illicit financial transactions; significant amphetamine consumption |
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