Military of Saint Lucia
Being a small country, surrounded by other members of Caricom, St Lucia has no regular military force. However there is a Special Service Unit and Coast Guard as well as the Royal St. Lucia Police Force. St Lucia is a member of the Regional Security System and has good relations its neighbours and most of the world.
Military branches
No regular military force; the Special Service Unit, and the Coast Guard, are both under the command of the Royal Saint Lucia Police.[1][2]
Active manpower
Approximately 116 men and women[1]
Military expenditures - dollar figure
$5 million (fiscal year 1991/92)
Military expenditures - percent of gross domestic product
2 % (fiscal year 1991/92)
Military partner
The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force receives training from the USSOUTHCOM.[3][4] The United States Armed Forces considers St. Lucia as a partner nation in the Caribbean, along with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[5]
See also
- Saint Lucia
- Royal Saint Lucia Police
- List of countries without armed forces
- Regional Security System
References
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External links
- Homepage of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force
- Report of a raid of the Saint Lucian Police Force
- Pictures of the Saint Lucian Coast Guard Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3
- Pictures of US-soldiers deployed to Saint Lucia during Operation New Horizons (2001) Picture 1 Picture 2
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