Italy Military 2009, CIA World Factbook




Italy Military 2009 http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/italy/italy_military.html SOURCE: 2009 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Military branches:
Italian Army (Esercito Italiano, EI), Italian Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI), Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri Corps (Arma dei Carabinieri, CC) (2009)

Military service age and obligation:
18-27 year of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished January 2005; women may serve in any military branch; 10-month service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 45 (Army and Air Force) or 39 (Navy) (2006)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 13,884,079
females age 16-49: 13,158,378 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 11,197,487
females age 16-49: 10,574,250 (2009 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
male: 287,845
female: 270,384 (2009 est.)

Military expenditures:
1.8% of GDP (2005 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Italy on this page is re-published from the 2009 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Italy Military 2009 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Italy Military 2009 should be addressed to the CIA.

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