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Trinidad and Tobago:
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Other pages in this profile of Trinidad and Tobago:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force: Ground Force, Coast Guard (includes air wing) (2004) |
Military service age and obligation |
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2001) |
Manpower available for military service |
males age 18-49: 290,715 females age 18-49: 258,410 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
males age 18-49: 202,958 females age 18-49: 173,797 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
0.3% (2006) |
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Disputes - international |
in April 2006, the Permanent Court of Arbitration issued a decision that delimited a maritime boundary with Trinidad and Tobago and compelled Barbados to enter a fishing agreement that limited Barbadian fishermen's catches of flying fish in Trinidad and Tobago's exclusive economic zone; in 2005, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago agreed to compulsory international arbitration under UNCLOS challenging whether the northern limit of Trinidad and Tobago's and Venezuela's maritime boundary extends into Barbadian waters; Guyana has also expressed its intention to include itself in the arbitration as the Trinidad and Tobago-Venezuela maritime boundary may extend into its waters as well |
Illicit drugs |
transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; producer of cannabis |
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