Military manpower—fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 790,155 (1999 est.)
Military manpower—reaching military age annually:
males: 33,810 (1999 est.)
Military expenditures—dollar figure: $771 million (1997)
Military expenditures—percent of GDP: 1% (1997)
Transnational Issues
Disputes—international: Northern Ireland issue with the UK
(historic peace agreement signed 10 April 1998); Rockall continental
shelf dispute involving Denmark, Iceland, and the UK (Ireland and
the UK have signed a boundary agreement in the Rockall area)
Illicit drugs: transshipment point for and consumer of hashish
from North Africa to the UK and Netherlands and of European-produced
synthetic drugs; transshipment point for heroin and cocaine destined
for Western Europe
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Introduction