Heliports: 13 (2003 est.)
Military Iran
Military branches:
Islamic Republic of Iran regular forces (includes Ground Forces,
Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Command), Islamic Revolutionary
Guards Corps (IRGC) (includes Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy, Qods
Force [special operations], and Basij [Popular Mobilization Army]),
Law Enforcement Forces
Military manpower - military age and obligation: 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; soldiers as young as 9 were recruited extensively during the Iran-Iraq war; conscript service obligation - 18 months (2004)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 20,937,348 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 12,434,810 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 912,569 (2004 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$4.3 billion (2003 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
3.3% (2003 est.)
Transnational Issues Iran