Military branches Belize Defense Force (includes Army, Navy, Air Force, and VolunteerGuard), Belize National Police

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 54,163 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males : 32,176 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males : 2,471 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $8.1 million (FY95/96)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA%

Disputes - international border with Guatemala in dispute; talks to resolve the dispute are ongoing

Illicit drugs transshipment point for cocaine; small-scale illicit producer of cannabisfor the international drug trade; minor money-laundering center

NOTE: The information regarding Belize on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Belize Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Belize Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.