Tonga
Military: TONGA
Military branches:
Tonga Defense Services (TDS): Land Force (Royal Guard), Maritime Force (includes Royal Marines, Air Wing) (2013)
Military service age and obligation:
16 years of age for voluntary enlistment (with parental consent); no conscription; the king retains the right to call up "all those capable of bearing arms" in wartime (2012)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 24,460
females age 16-49: 24,041 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 20,956
females age 16-49: 20,577 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 1,196
female: 1,134 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
country comparison to the world: 135
Transnational Issues: TONGA
Disputes - international:
none
