Military of the Bahamas

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Military branches: Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Royal Bahamas Police Force Military expenditures - dollar figure: $20 million (RBDF only) (FY95/96) RBPF expenditures are separate. Military expenditures - percent of GDP: NA%

The United States Coast Guard are a common sight in the Bahamas primarily engaged in their war on illicit drugs from South America.
The United States Navy has a submarine testing facility on Andros Island on land leased from the Bahamian Government.

[edit] References

• This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2000 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.
• Bahamas

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