| People | Maldives |
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Military branches:
 | Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF): Quick Reaction Force, Security Protection Group, Coast Guard (2007) |
Military service age and obligation:
 | 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008) |
Manpower available for military service:
 | males age 16-49: 89,505 females age 16-49: 85,745 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service:
 | males age 16-49: 72,150 females age 16-49: 69,058 (2008 est.) |
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
 | void |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
 | 5.5% (2005 est.) |
Military - note:
 | the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF), with its small size and with little serviceable equipment, is inadequate to prevent external aggression and is primarily tasked to reinforce the Maldives Police Service (MPS) and ensure security in the exclusive economic zone (2008) |
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