Mauritius:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Definition no regular military forces; National Police Force, Special Mobile Force, National Coast Guard (2007)
Manpower available for military service	Definition males age 16-49: 341,018 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	Definition - World rank and map 0.3% (2006 est.)

Disputes - international	Definition Mauritius claims the Chagos Archipelago (UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory), and its former inhabitants, who reside chiefly in Mauritius; claims French-administered Tromelin Island
Illicit drugs	Definition consumer and transshipment point for heroin from South Asia; small amounts of cannabis produced and consumed locally; significant offshore financial industry creates potential for money laundering, but corruption levels are relatively low and the government appears generally to be committed to regulating its banking industry