Military branches Royal Netherlands Navy, Marine Corps, Royal Netherlands Air Force, NationalGuard, Police Force

Military manpower - military age 20 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 57,691 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 32,406 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 1,640 (1997 est.)

Military - note defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Disputes - international none

Illicit drugs money-laundering center; transshipment point for South American drugsbound for the US and Europe

NOTE: The information regarding Netherlands Antilles 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 Netherlands Antilles Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Netherlands Antilles Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.