Dominica
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Introduction - Dominica: | Location - Dominica: | People - Dominica: | Government - Dominica: | Economy - Dominica: | Communications - Dominica: | Transportation - Dominica: | Military - Dominica: | Military branches | no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes coast guard) (2006) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 18,227 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 15,136 (2005 est.) | | Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 602 (2005 est.) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | NA (2006) | | Disputes international | Dominica is the only Caribbean state to challenge Venezuelas 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 | |
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