18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; reserve obligation to age 40 with 1 month annual training; women have served in police forces since 1999 (2006)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,032,408 females age 16-49: 568,657 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 892,816 females age 16-49: 500,540 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 17,737 female: 18,519 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures:
5.3% of GDP (2006)
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