_#_Manpower availability: eligible 15-49, 2,213,808; of the 1,117,733 males 15-49, 920,449 are fit for military service; of the 1,096,075 females 15-49, 899,022 are fit for military service; 44,429 males and 42,249 females reach military age (18) annually; both sexes are liable for military service; Nahal or Pioneer Fighting Youth, Frontier Guard, Chen
_#Defense expenditures: $5.3 billion, 13.9% of GNP (1991); note—includes an estimated $1.8 billion in US military aid % @Italy *Geography #_Total area: 301,230 km2; land area: 294,020 km2; includes Sardinia and Sicily
_#_Comparative area: slightly larger than Arizona
_#_Land boundaries: 1,902.2 km total; Austria 430 km, France 488 km, San Marino 39 km, Switzerland 740 km, Vatican City 3.2 km, Yugoslavia 202 km
_#_Coastline: 4,996 km
_#_Maritime claims:
Continental shelf: 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation;
Territorial sea: 12 nm
_#_Climate: predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south
_#_Terrain: mostly rugged and mountainous; some plains, coastal lowlands