Editor's Foreword

WESTERN SAHARA
UN • MINURSO 3 obs
Bahamas BHS
Bahamian Dollar B$ 2008 2009 2010
GDP B$ 7.5bn
US$ 7.5bn
per capita US$ 24,612
Growth % -1.7 -3.9
inflation % 4.5 1.8
Def bdgt B$ 49m 46m
US$ 49m 46m
US$1=B$ 1.0 1.0
Population 307,552
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 14% 5% 4% 4% 19% 3%
Female 14% 5% 4% 4% 21% 4%
Capabilities
ACTIVE 860 (royal Bahamian Defence Force 860)
ORgANISATIONS By SERVICE
Royal Bahamian Defence Force 860
Marine 1 coy (Marines with internal and base sy duties)
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 13
PCO 2 Bahamas
PFC 1 Protector
PCI 2: 1 Challenger; 1 Keith Nelson (all vessels less than
100 tonnes)
PBF 4 Boston Whaler less than 100 tonnes
PBI 4: 2 Dauntless; 2 Sea-Ark type (all vessels less than
100 tonnes)
AIRCRAFT
TPT 4: 1 Cessna 404 Titan; 2 PA-31; 1 Beech A-350 Super
King Air
UTL 2: 1 Cessna 208 Caravan; 1 P-68 Observer
FACILITIES
Bases Located at Coral Harbour, New Providence Island
FOREIgN FORCES
Guyana Navy: Base located at New Providence Island
Barbados BRB
Latin America and the Caribbean
Barbados Dollar B$ 2008 2009 2010
GDP B$ 7.6bn 7.6bn
US$ 3.8bn 3.8bn
per capita US$ 13,404 13,353
Growth % 0.2 -3.0
inflation % 8.1 3.5
Def bdgt B$ ε60m ε65m
US$ 30.0m 32.5m
US$1=B$ 2.0 2.0
Population 284,589
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 10% 4% 4% 4% 23% 3%
Female 10% 4% 4% 4% 25% 5%
Capabilities
ACTIVE 610 (Army 500 navy 110)
RESERVE 430 (Joint 430)
ORgANISATIONS By SERVICE
Army 500
Inf 1 bn (cadre)
Navy 110
FORCES By ROLE
Navy 1 HQ located at HMBS Pelican, Spring Garden
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 9
PC 3 Damen Stan Patrol 4207
PCC 1 Kebir
PCI 5: 2 Dauntless less than 100 tonnes; 3 Guardian less
than 100 tonnes
FACILITIES
Base located at HMBS Pelican, Spring Garden, secondary
facilities St Ann’s Fort, Bridgetown
Belize BLZ
Belize Dollar BZ$ 2008 2009 2010
GDP BZ$ 2.0bn
US$ 1.0bn
per capita US$ 3,319
Growth % 3.8 1.0
inflation % 6.4 2.7
US$1=BZ$ 2.0 1.92
Population 307,899
Age 0–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–64 65 plus
Male 20% 6% 5% 4% 14% 2%
Female 20% 6% 5% 4% 14% 2%
67
Latin America
and Caribbean