Aruba
Military: Aruba
Military branches:
no regular military forces (2011)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 24,891
females age 16-49: 26,202 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 20,527
females age 16-49: 21,493 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 767
female: 743 (2010 est.)
Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of the Netherlands; the Aruba security services focus on organized crime and terrorism (2011)
Transnational Issues ::Aruba
Disputes - international:
none
Illicit drugs:
transit point for US- and Europe-bound narcotics with some accompanying money-laundering activity; relatively high percentage of population consumes cocaine