Military branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (Coast Guard)
Military manpower - military 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 3,000 women serve in the armed forces, less than 1% of the military personnel total (2004)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 20-49: 12,458,257 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 20-49: 9,932,026 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 344,723 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$16.18 billion (2004)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.8% (2004)
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