Military of Saint Lucia
Being a small country, surrounded by other members of Caricom, St Lucia has no regular military force. However there is a Special Service Unit and Coast Guard as well as the Royal St. Lucia Police Force. St Lucia is a member of the Regional Security System and has good relations its neighbours and most of the world.
Military branches
[edit]No regular military force; the Special Service Unit, and the Coast Guard, are both under the command of the Royal Saint Lucia Police.[1][2]
Manpower available for military service
[edit]Males age 16-49: 41,414 (2010 est.)[3]
Manpower fit for military service
[edit]Males age 16-49: 32,688; Females age 16-49: 36,289 (2010 est.)[3]
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually
[edit]Male: 1,574; female: 1,502 (2010 est.)[3]
Active manpower
[edit]Approximately 116 men and women[1]
Military expenditures - dollar figure
[edit]$5 million (fiscal year 1991/92)
Military expenditures - percent of gross domestic product
[edit]2 % (fiscal year 1991/92)
Military partner
[edit]The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force receives training from the USSOUTHCOM.[4][5] The United States Armed Forces considers St. Lucia as a partner nation in the Caribbean, along with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[6]
See also
[edit]- Saint Lucia
- Royal Saint Lucia Police
- List of countries without armed forces
- Regional Security System
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Referenced by the Royal Saint Lucia Police".
- ^ "Referenced by Nation Master".
- ^ a b c "Referenced by the CIA World Fact Book".
- ^ Marines teach martial arts to Caribbean soldiers, police Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Puerto Rican Army Reserve cook’s Caribbean cuisine the hit of exerciseTradewinds Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Divers Demonstrate Capabilities During Navy Diver-Southern Partnership Station 2009 Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Homepage of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force
- Report of a raid of the Saint Lucian Police Force
- Pictures of the Saint Lucian Coast Guard Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3
- Pictures of US-soldiers deployed to Saint Lucia during Operation New Horizons (2001) Picture 1 Picture 2