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Belgium Military - 2006
http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/belgium/belgium_military.html
SOURCE: 2006 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,998,003
females age 16-49: 1,940,918 (2005 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 64,263
females age 16-49: 61,402 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$3.999 billion (2003)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.3% (2003)

NOTE: The information regarding Belgium on this page is re-published from the 2006 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Belgium Military 2006 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Belgium Military 2006 should be addressed to the CIA.

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