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Royal Bahamas Defense Force: Land Force, Navy, Air Wing (2011) Military service age and obligation
17 1/2-25 years of age for voluntary male and female service; no conscription (2012) Manpower available for military service
Males age 16-49 85,568 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service
Males age 16-49 63,429
Females age 16-49 64,645 (2010 est.) Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually
Male 2,829
Female 2,750 (2010 est.) Military expenditures World Ranking: 150
0.7% of GDP (2009)
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Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher COLUMBUS first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism and international banking and investment management. Because of its geography, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US and Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.