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Military branches: Belgian Armed Forces: Land, Naval, and Air
Operations Commands (2005)
Military service age and obligation: 16 years of age for voluntary
military service; women comprise approx. 7% of the Belgian armed forces (2001)
Manpower available for military service: males age
16-49: 2,436,736
females age 16-49: 2,369,463 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,998,003
females age 16-49: 1,940,918 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males age 18-49: 64,263
females age 16-49: 61,402 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.3% (2005 est.)
This information comes from the CIA
World Factbook January 2008.
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