18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 5,802,096 females age 16-49: 5,729,939 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 3,737,481 females age 16-49: 3,729,699 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 273,265 female: 267,204 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures:
0.8% of GDP (2006 est.)
Transnational Issues
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