Military branches:
Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF): Trinidad and Tobago Army, Coast Guard, Air Guard, Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (2008)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service (16 years of age with parental consent); no conscription (2008)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 301,561
females age 16-49:
264,225 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 276,224
females age 16-49:
271,677 (2009 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 9,183
female:
8,662 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:
0.3% of GDP (2006)
