Mozambique Armed
Defense Forces: Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces,
Logistics Command
Military manpower - availability:
males age
18-49: 3,793,373 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age
18-49: 1,751,223 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$117.3 million
(2004)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.2% (2004)
Transnational Issues
Mozambique
Disputes - international:
none
Illicit drugs:
Southern African
transit point for South Asian hashish and heroin, and South
American cocaine probably destined for the European and South
African markets; producer of cannabis (for local consumption)
and methaqualone (for export to South Africa); corruption and
poor regulatory capability makes the banking system vulnerable
to money laundering, but the lack of a well-developed financial
infrastructure limits the country's utility as a
money-laundering center