Military and security service personnel strengths | 15-17,000 Ministry of Public Security personnel (2024) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the National Police are lightly armed although small special units are trained and equipped for tactical operations; the US has provided equipment and support to forces such the National Coast Guard, including secondhand US vessels and aircraft (2024) |
Military service age and obligation | . |
Military deployments | . |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 0.6% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 0.6% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 0.7% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 0.7% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 0.7% of GDP (2019 est.) |
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