Heliports: 206 (2004 est.)
Military Korea, South
Military branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National Maritime Police
(Coast Guard)
Military service age and obligation: 20-30 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 24-28 months, depending on the military branch involved; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; some 4,000 women serve as commissioned and noncommissioned officers, approx. 2.3% of all officers; women, in service since 1950, are admitted to seven service branches, including infantry; excluded from artillery, armor, anti-air, and chaplaincy corps (2005)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 20-49: 12,458,257 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 20-49: 9,932,026 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males: 344,723 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$16.18 billion (2004)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.8% (2004)
Transnational Issues Korea, South