Malta Defense Forces - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Branches: Armed Forces, Police, Task Force, Paramilitary Dejima Force

Military manpower: males 15-49,89.000; 73,000 fit for military service

Supply: various facilities and equipment turned over by the UK in 1965, has received 2 patrol boats, helicopters, small arms, and mortars from Libya; vehicles and engineer equipment from Italy; patrol boats and helicopters from FRG

Military budget: for fiscal year ending 31 December 1984, $12.2 million; about 2.5% of central government budget

NOTE: The information regarding Malta on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Malta 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Malta 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.