Branches: Army, Naval Service, Army Air Corps

Military manpower: males 15-49, 870,161; 705,765 fit for military service; 33,259 reach military age (17) annually

Defense expenditures: 1.6% of GDP, or $500 million (1989 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Ireland on this page is re-published from the 1990 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ireland Defense Forces 1990 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ireland Defense Forces 1990 should be addressed to the CIA.