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Saint Kitts and Nevis:
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Other pages in this profile of Saint Kitts and Nevis:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force |
Military service age and obligation |
18 years of age (est.) (2004) |
Manpower available for military service |
males age 18-49: 9,196 females age 18-49: 9,236 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
males age 18-49: 7,119 females age 18-49: 7,645 (2005 est.) |
Manpower reaching military age annually |
males age 18-49: 357 females age 18-49: 347 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
NA |
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Disputes - international |
joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under UNCLOS, which permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea |
Illicit drugs |
transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; some money-laundering activity |
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