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[6] [7] Canada has faced controversy over its operations in some foreign countries, notably the 1993 Somalia affair. [8] Since the 21st century, Canadian direct participation in UN peacekeeping efforts greatly declined, with its military participation reallocated to UN-sanctioned operations through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). [9]
In 2023, Canada's military expenditure totalled approximately US$27.2 billion, or around 1.3 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) — placing it 16th for military expenditure by country. [5] The Canadian Armed Forces are a professional volunteer force that consists of approximately 68,000 active personnel and 27,000 reserve ...
This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Caribbean. In a general sense, the Caribbean can be taken to mean all the nations in and around the Caribbean Sea that lie within an area that stretches from The Bahamas in the north to Guyana in the south, and Suriname in the east to Belize in the west in a general sense. This ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Military in North America by country. It includes military that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a container category .
The former Expo 86 display booth for the Eastern Caribbean in Vancouver, B.C.. New France and the French colonies in the Caribbean enjoyed a flourishing trade in the first part of the eighteenth century, with the fortress of Louisbourg acting as an important trading centre linking New France, the Caribbean and France.
Military in the Caribbean by country (14 C) + Military of the British Virgin Islands (2 P) H. Military history of the Caribbean (7 C, 22 P) R. Regiments of Caribbean ...
The Commonwealth Caribbean refers to a group of English-speaking sovereign states in the Caribbean, including both island states and mainland countries in the Americas, that were once part of the British Empire and are now members of the Commonwealth of Nations. The term may also include British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean Sea.
The Canadian Army (French: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces.It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also responsible for the Army Reserve, the largest component of the Primary Reserve.