ower - availability: males age 15-49: 773,938 note:
includes non-nationals (2002 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 419,851
(2002 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 25,482
(2002 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $1.6 billion (FY00)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 3.1% (FY00)

Transnational Issues United Arab Emirates

Disputes - international: Oman signed boundary treaty with the UAE in
1999, but complete UAE-Oman boundary line is not expected until the
end of 2002; undefined segments remain with Ra's al-Khaymah and Ash
Shariqah (Sharjah) emirates, including the Musandam Peninsula, where
an administrative boundary substitutes for an international boundary;
because details of 1974 and 1977 treaties have not been made public, the
exact location of the Saudi Arabia-UAE boundary is unknown and status is
considered de facto; UAE seeks United Arab League and other international
support against Iran's occupation of Greater Tunb Island (called Tunb
al Kubra in Arabic by UAE and Jazireh-ye Tonb-e Bozorg in Persian by
Iran) and Lesser Tunb Island (called Tunb as Sughra in Arabic by UAE
and Jazireh-ye Tonb-e Kuchek in Persian by Iran) and attempts to occupy
completely a jointly administered island in the Persian Gulf (called
Abu Musa in Arabic by UAE and Jazireh-ye Abu Musa in Persian by Iran)

Illicit drugs: The UAE is a drug transshipment point for traffickers
given its proximity to southwest Asian drug producing countries; the
UAE's position as a major financial center makes it vulnerable to money
laundering; anti-money-laundering legislation was signed into law by
the president on 25 January 2002

This page was last updated on 1 January 2002

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Trinidad and Tobago

Introduction

Trinidad and Tobago

Background: The islands came under British control in the 19th century;
independence was granted in 1962. The country is one of the most
prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas
production and processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago, is targeted for
expansion and is growing.

Geography Trinidad and Tobago

Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela

Geographic coordinates: 11 00 N, 61 00 W

Map references: Central America and the Caribbean

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