Branches: Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air
Force
Manpower availability: males age 15-49: 14,515,077 males fit for military service: 12,102,431 (1996 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $35.1 billion, 3.1% of GDP (FY95/96)
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Map —-
Location: 38 00 N, 97 00 W — North America, bordering both the
North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and
Mexico
Flag ——
Description: thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small white five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; known as Old Glory; the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico
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