@Ireland:Military
Military branches: Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps),
National Police (Garda Siochana)
Military manpower - military age: 17 years of age
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 994,040 (2000 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 801,975 (2000 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 33,303 (2000 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $732 million (FY98)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 0.9% (FY98)
@Ireland: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)