Dominica
Military: Dominica
Military branches:
no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Coast Guard) (2012)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 19,075 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 16,035
females age 16-49: 15,499 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 675
female: 636 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
NA
Transnational Issues: Dominica
Disputes - international:
Dominica is the only Caribbean state to challenge Venezuela's sovereignty claim over Aves Island and joins the other island nations in challenging whether the feature sustains human habitation, a criterion under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which permits Venezuela to extend its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and continental shelf claims over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea
Illicit drugs:
transshipment point for narcotics bound for the US and Europe; minor cannabis producer (2008)
