Mongolia18-25 years of age for compulsory military service;conscript service obligation - 12 months in land or air defenseforces or police; a small portion of Mongolian land forces (2.5percent) is comprised of contract soldiers; women cannot be deployedoverseas for military operations (2006)
Montenegrocompulsory national military service abolished August 2006
Morocco18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary militaryservice; conscript service obligation - 18 months (2004)
Namibia18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)
Nepal18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)
Netherlands20 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2004)
Netherlands Antilles16 years of age for National Guard recruitment;no conscription (2004)
New Zealand17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldierscannot be deployed until the age of 18 (2001)
Nicaragua17 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)
Niger18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscriptservice obligation - two years (2004)
Nigeria18 years of age for voluntary military service (2006)
Norway18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years ofage in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of agefor women; 16 years of age for volunteers to the Home Guard;conscript service obligation - 12 months (2004)
Oman18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)
Pakistan16 years of age for voluntary military service; soldierscannot be deployed for combat until age of 18; the Pakistani AirForce and Pakistani Navy have inducted their first female pilots andsailors (2006)
Papua New Guinea18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001)
Paraguay18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary militaryservice; conscript service obligation - 12 months for Army, 24months for Navy (2004)
Peru18 years of age for compulsory military service (1999)
Philippines18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary militaryservice (2001)
Poland17 years of age for compulsory military service after January1st of the year of 18th birthday; 17 years of age for voluntarymilitary service; in 2005, Poland plans to shorten the length ofconscript service obligation from 12 to 9 months; by 2008, planscall for at least 60% of military personnel to be volunteers; onlysoldiers who have completed their conscript service are allowed tovolunteer for professional service; as of April 2004, women are onlyallowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers (2004)
Portugal18 years of age for voluntary military service; compulsorymilitary service was ended in 2004; women serve in the armed forces,on naval ships since 1993, but are prohibited from serving in somecombatant specialties (2005)
Qatar18 years of age for voluntary military service; land forcesenlisted personnel are largely unprofessional foreign nationals(2005)
Romaniaall military inductees (including women) are volunteers whocontract for an initial five-year term of service; subsequentvoluntary service contracts are for successive three-year termsuntil the age of 36; minimum age for voluntary military service is18 (2006)
RussiaRussia has adopted a mixed conscript-contract force; 18-27years of age; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age;length of compulsory military service is two years; plans call forreduction in mandatory service to 18 months in 2007 and to one yearby 2008; 30% of Russian army personnel were contract servicemen atthe end of 2005; planning calls for volunteer servicemen to compose70% of armed forces by 2010, with the remaining servicemenconsisting of conscripts; as of November 2006, the Armed Forces hadmore than 60 units manned with contract personnel totalling over78,000 contract privates and sergeants; 88 Ministry of Defense unitshave been designated as permanent readiness units and are expectedto become all-volunteer by end 2007; these include most air force,naval, and nuclear arms units, as well as all airborne and navalinfantry units, most motorized rifle brigades, and all specialforces detachments (2006)
Rwanda16 years of age for voluntary military service; noconscription (2001)
Saint Kitts and Nevis18 years of age (est.) (2004)
Sao Tome and Principe18 years of age (est.) (2004)
Saudi Arabia18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2004)
Senegal18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary militaryservice; conscript service obligation - two years (2004)
Serbiapeacetime service obligation begins at age 17 and lasts untilage 60 for men and 50 for women; under a state of war or impendingwar, the obligation can begin at age 16 and be extended beyond 60(2006)
Seychelles18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001)
Sierra Leone18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001)
Singapore18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 yearsof age for volunteers; conscript service obligation reduced to 24months beginning December 2004 (2004)
Slovakiacomplete transition to an all-volunteer professional forcewent into effect at the beginning of 2006 after 140 years ofmandatory army service; volunteers include women, with minimum ageof 17 years (2005)
Slovenia17 years of age for voluntary military service;conscription abolished in 2003 (2004)
Somalia18 years of age (est.) (2001)
South Africa18 years of age for voluntary military service; womenhave a long history of military service in noncombat roles, datingback to World War I (2004)
Spain20 years of age (2004)
Sri Lanka18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)
Sudan18-30 years of age for compulsory military service; conscriptservice obligation - three years (August 2004)
Suriname18 years of age (est.); no conscription
Swaziland18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; bothsexes are eligible for military service (2005)
Sweden19 years of age for compulsory military service; conscriptservice obligation - 7-17 months depending on conscript role; aftercompleting initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment untilage of 47 (2004)
Switzerlandthe Swiss Constitution states that "every Swiss male isobliged to do military service"; every Swiss male has to serve forat least 260 days in the armed forces; 19 years of age forcompulsory military service; 17 years of age for voluntary militaryservice; conscripts receive 15 weeks of compulsory training,followed by 10 intermittent recalls for training over the next 22years; women are accepted on a voluntary basis but are not drafted(2005)
Syria18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscriptservice obligation - 30 months (18 months in the Syrian Arab Navy);women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve (2004)
Taiwan19-35 years of age for military service; service obligation16 months (to be shortened to 12 months in 2008); women in Air Forceservice are restricted to noncombat roles (2005)
Tajikistan18 years of age for compulsory military service;conscript service obligation - two years (2004)
Tanzania15 years of age for voluntary military service; 18 years ofage for compulsory military service upon graduation from secondaryschool; conscript service obligation - two years (2004)
Thailand21 years of age for compulsory military service; males areregistered at 18 years of age; conscript service obligation - twoyears; 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2004)
Togo18 years of age for voluntary and compulsory military service(2001)
Tonga18 years of age (est.) (2004)
Trinidad and Tobago18 years of age for voluntary military service;no conscription (2001)
Tunisia20 years of age for compulsory military service; conscriptservice obligation - 12 months; 18 years of age for voluntarymilitary service (2004)
Turkey20 years of age (2004)
Turkmenistan18 years of age for compulsory military service;conscript service obligation - two years (2004)
Uganda18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military duty;the government has stated that recruitment below that age couldoccur with proper consent and that "no person under the apparent ageof 13 years shall be enrolled in the armed forces"
Ukraine18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary militaryservice; conscript service obligation - 18 months for Army and AirForce, 24 months for Navy (2004)
United Arab Emirates18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001)
United Kingdom16 years of age for voluntary military service; womenserve in military services, but are excluded from ground combatpositions and some naval postings (2004)
United States18 years of age; 17 years of age with written parentalconsent (2006)
Uruguay18 years of age for voluntary and compulsory militaryservice (2001)
Uzbekistan18 years of age for compulsory military service;conscript service obligation - 12 months (2004)
Venezuela18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary militaryservice; conscript service obligation - 30 months (2004)
Vietnam18 years of age (male) for compulsory military service;females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscriptservice obligation - 2 years (3-4 years in the navy); 18-45 years ofage (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or SelfDefense Forces (2006)
Yemenin May 2001, Yemen's National Defense Council abolishedcompulsory military service and authorized a voluntary program formilitary service (2004)
Zambia18 years of age (est.) (2004)
Zimbabwe18 years of age (est.) (2004)
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@2025 Manpower fit for military service
Afghanistanmales age 22-49: 2,662,946females age 22-49: 2,508,574 (2005 est.)
Albaniamales age 19-49: 668,526females age 19-49: 648,334 (2005 est.)
Algeriamales age 19-49: 6,590,079females age 19-49: 6,711,285 (2005 est.)
Andorramales age 18-49: 14,721 (2005 est.)
Angolamales age 17-49: 1,282,195females age 17-49: 1,256,390 (2005 est.)
Anguillamales age 18-49: 2,986 (2005 est.)
Antigua and Barbudamales age 18-49: 14,859females age 18-49: 14,947 (2005 est.)
Argentinamales age 18-49: 7,316,038females age 18-49: 7,442,589 (2005 est.)
Armeniamales age 18-49: 551,938females age 18-49: 656,493 (2005 est.)
Arubamales age 18-49: 13,219 (2005 est.)
Australiamales age 16-49: 4,092,717females age 16-49: 3,983,447 (2005 est.)
Austriamales age 18-49: 1,550,441females age 18-49: 1,515,365 (2005 est.)
Azerbaijanmales age 18-49: 1,314,955females age 18-49: 1,676,408 (2005 est.)
Bahamas, Themales age 18-49: 44,309 (2005 est.)
Bahrainmales age 18-49: 161,372females age 18-49: 125,488 (2005 est.)
Bangladeshmales age 18-49: 26,841,255 (2005 est.)
Barbadosmales age 18-49: 54,510females age 18-49: 54,889 (2005 est.)
Belarusmales age 18-49: 1,657,984females age 18-49: 2,102,793 (2005 est.)
Belgiummales age 16-49: 1,998,003females age 16-49: 1,940,918 (2005 est.)
Belizemales age 18-49: 44,238females age 18-49: 43,633 (2005 est.)
Beninmales age 21-49: 749,774females age 21-49: 751,329 (2005 est.)
Bermudamales age 18-49: 12,165 (2005 est.)
Bhutanmales age 18-49: 314,975females age 18-49: 296,833 (2005 est.)
Boliviamales age 18-49: 1,311,414females age 18-49: 1,502,177 (2005 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovinamales age 18-49: 910,539females age 18-49: 881,446 (2005 est.)
Botswanamales age 18-49: 136,322females age 18-49: 136,315 (2005 est.)
Brazilmales age 19-49: 33,119,098females age 19-49: 38,079,722 (2005 est.)
British Virgin Islandsmales age 18-49: 5,295 (2005 est.)
Bruneimales age 18-49: 85,045females age 18-49: 77,436 (2005 est.)
Bulgariamales age 18-49: 1,302,037females age 18-49: 1,365,126 (2005 est.)
Burkina Fasomales age 18-49: 1,530,324 (2005 est.)
Burmamales age 18-49: 7,946,701females age 18-49: 8,543,705 (2005 est.)
Burundimales age 16-49: 955,616females age 16-49: 932,767 (2005 est.)
Cambodiamales age 18-49: 1,955,141females age 18-49: 2,048,611 (2005 est.)
Cameroonmales age 18-49: 1,946,767females age 18-49: 1,834,600 (2005 est.)
Canadamales age 16-49: 6,740,490females age 16-49: 6,580,868 (2005 est.)
Cape Verdemales age 18-49: 65,614females age 18-49: 73,662 (2005 est.)
Cayman Islandsmales age 18-49: 8,600 (2005 est.)
Central African Republicmales age 18-49: 416,091females age 18-49: 383,056 (2005 est.)
Chadmales age 20-49: 794,988females age 20-49: 849,500 (2005 est.)
Chilemales age 18-49: 3,123,281females age 18-49: 3,128,277 (2005 est.)
Chinamales age 18-49: 281,240,272females age 18-49: 269,025,517 (2005 est.)
Colombiamales age 18-49: 6,986,228females age 18-49: 8,794,465 (2005 est.)
Comorosmales age 18-49: 98,792females age 18-49: 106,415 (2005 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of themales age 18-49: 6,464,223 (2005est.)
Congo, Republic of themales age 18-49: 406,016females age 18-49: 394,745 (2005 est.)
Costa Ricamales age 18-49: 829,874females age 18-49: 809,343 (2005 est.)
Cote d'Ivoiremales age 18-49: 1,973,265females age 18-49: 1,911,777 (2005 est.)
Croatiamales age 18-49: 725,914females age 18-49: 823,611 (2005 est.)
Cubamales age 17-49: 2,441,927females age 17-49: 2,396,741 (2005 est.)
CyprusGreek Cyriot National Guard (GCNG):males age 18-49: 150,750females age 18-49: 144,344 (2005 est.)
Czech Republicmales age 18-49: 1,996,631females age 18-49: 1,923,508 (2005 est.)
Denmarkmales age 18-49: 955,168females age 18-49: 935,643 (2005 est.)
Djiboutimales age 18-49: 46,020females age 18-49: 42,181 (2005 est.)
Dominicamales age 18-49: 15,136 (2005 est.)
Dominican Republicmales age 18-49: 1,671,493females age 18-49: 1,536,257 (2005 est.)
East Timormales age 18-49: 179,422females age 18-49: 184,533 (2005 est.)
Ecuadormales age 20-49: 2,338,428females age 20-49: 2,380,327 (2005 est.)
Egyptmales age 18-49: 15,540,234females age 18-49: 14,939,378 (2005 est.)
El Salvadormales age 18-49: 960,315females age 18-49: 1,310,466 (2005 est.)
Equatorial Guineamales age 18-49: 56,462females age 18-49: 59,260 (2005 est.)
Eritreamales age 18-49: 555,553females age 18-49: 562,426 (2005)
Estoniamales age 18-49: 200,382 (in 2004, 51% of the young mencalled up for service were determined to be unfit; main obstacles toconscription were psychiatric and behavioral)females age 18-49: 250,351 (2005 est.)
Ethiopiamales age 18-49: 8,072,755females age 18-49: 7,902,660 (2005 est.)
Faroe Islandsmales age 18-49: 8,852 (2005 est.)
Fijimales age 18-49: 163,960females age 18-49: 178,714 (2005 est.)
Finlandmales age 18-49: 913,617females age 18-49: 875,689 (2005 est.)
Francemales age 17-49: 11,262,661females age 17-49: 11,079,472 (2005 est.)
French Polynesiamales age 18-49: 55,305 (2005 est.)
Gabonmales age 18-49: 159,198females age 18-49: 156,122 (2005 est.)
Gambia, Themales age 18-49: 183,057females age 18-49: 194,551 (2005 est.)
Gaza Stripmales age 18-49: 221,530 (2005 est.)
Georgiamales age 18-49: 827,281females age 18-49: 903,791 (2005 est.)
Germanymales age 18-49: 15,258,931females age 18-49: 14,443,412 (2005 est.)
Ghanamales age 18-49: 3,011,081females age 18-49: 2,991,551 (2005 est.)
Gibraltarmales age 18-49: 4,893 (2005 est.)
Greecemales age 18-49: 2,018,557females age 18-49: 2,000,650 (2005 est.)
Greenlandmales age 18-49: 10,199 (2005 est.)
Grenadamales age 18-49: 17,483 (2005 est.)
Guatemalamales age 18-49: 1,911,412females age 18-49: 2,070,806 (2005 est.)
Guineamales age 18-49: 1,034,006females age 18-49: 1,032,885 (2005 est.)
Guinea-Bissaumales age 18-49: 152,681females age 18-49: 161,033 (2005 est.)
Guyanamales age 18-49: 137,964 (2005 est.)
Haitimales age 18-49: 948,320females age 18-49: 931,972 (2005 est.)
Hondurasmales age 18-49: 1,100,991females age 18-49: 1,121,649 (2005 est.)
Hong Kongmales age 18-49: 1,403,088females age 18-49: 1,527,278 (2005 est.)
Hungarymales age 18-49: 1,780,513females age 18-49: 1,864,580 (2005 est.)
Icelandmales age 18-49: 56,777 (2005 est.)
Indiamales age 16-49: 219,471,999females age 16-49: 209,917,553 (2005 est.)
Indonesiamales age 18-49: 48,687,234females age 18-49: 50,252,911 (2005 est.)
Iranmales age 18-49: 15,665,725females age 18-49: 15,005,597 (2005 est.)
Iraqmales age 18-49: 4,930,074females age 18-49: 4,771,105 (2005 est.)
Irelandmales age 17-49: 814,768females age 17-49: 813,981 (2005 est.)
Israelmales age 17-49: 1,255,902females age 17-49: 1,212,394 (2005 est.)
Italymales age 18-49: 10,963,513females age 18-49: 10,452,189 (2005 est.)
Jamaicamales age 18-49: 478,761females age 18-49: 504,541 (2005 est.)
Japanmales age 18-49: 22,234,663females age 18-49: 21,494,947 (2005 est.)
Jordanmales age 17-49: 1,348,076females age 17-49: 1,158,011 (2005 est.)
Kazakhstanmales age 18-49: 2,473,529females age 18-49: 3,168,048 (2005 est.)
Kenyamales age 18-49: 3,963,532females age 18-49: 3,471,926 (2005 est.)
Kiribatimales age 18-49: 14,231 (2005 est.)
Korea, Northmales age 17-49: 4,810,831females age 17-49: 4,853,270 (2005 est.)
Korea, Southmales age 20-49: 10,115,817females age 20-49: 9,721,914 (2005 est.)
Kuwaitmales age 18-49: 737,292females age 18-49: 405,207 (2005 est.)
Kyrgyzstanmales age 18-49: 871,493females age 18-49: 1,024,568 (2005 est.)
Laosmales age 15-49: 954,816females age 15-49: 1,006,082 (2005 est.)
Latviamales age 19-49: 361,098females age 19-49: 422,913 (2005 est.)
Lebanonmales age 18-49: 821,762females age 18-49: 865,770 (2005 est.)
Lesothomales age 18-49: 180,797females age 18-49: 160,681 (2005 est.)
Liberiamales age 18-49: 267,430females age 18-49: 286,231 (2005 est.)
Libyamales age 17-49: 1,291,624females age 17-49: 1,230,824 (2005 est.)
Liechtensteinmales age 18-49: 6,250 (2005 est.)
Lithuaniamales age 19-49: 590,606females age 19-49: 676,102 (2005 est.)
Luxembourgmales age 17-49: 90,279females age 17-49: 88,638 (2005 est.)
Macaumales age 18-49: 91,299 (2005 est.)
Macedoniamales age 18-49: 411,156females age 18-49: 397,839 (2005 est.)
Madagascarmales age 18-49: 2,218,662females age 18-49: 2,408,810 (2005 est.)
Malawimales age 18-49: 1,226,802 (2005 est.)
Malaysiamales age 18-49: 4,574,854females age 18-49: 4,613,321 (2005 est.)
Maldivesmales age 18-49: 56,687females age 18-49: 54,454 (2005 est.)
Malimales age 18-49: 1,244,176females age 18-49: 1,226,226 (2005 est.)
Maltamales age 18-49: 74,525females age 18-49: 71,333 (2005 est.)
Marshall Islandsmales age 18-49: 10,792 (2005 est.)
Mauritaniamales age 18-49: 370,513females age 18-49: 384,269 (2005 est.)
Mexicomales age 18-49: 19,058,337females age 18-49: 21,966,796 (2005 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States ofmales age 18-49: 18,914 (2005 est.)
Moldovamales age 18-49: 693,913females age 18-49: 911,568 (2005 est.)
Monacomales age 18-49: 4,971 (2005 est.)
Mongoliamales age 18-49: 570,435females age 18-49: 607,918 (2005 est.)
Montserratmales age 18-49: 1,899 (2005 est.)
Moroccomales age 18-49: 6,484,787females age 18-49: 6,675,729 (2005 est.)
Mozambiquemales age 18-49: 1,751,223 (2005 est.)
Namibiamales age 18-49: 217,118 (2005 est.)
Nepalmales age 18-49: 4.193 millionfemales age 18-49: 3,853,102 (2005 est.)
Netherlandsmales age 20-49: 2,856,691females age 20-49: 2,786,495 (2005 est.)
Netherlands Antillesmales age 16-49: 45,273females age 16-49: 47,166 (2005 est.)
New Caledoniamales age 18-49: 40,822 (2005 est.)
New Zealandmales age 17-49: 809,519females age 17-49: 802,069 (2005 est.)
Nicaraguamales age 17-49: 1,051,425females age 17-49: 1,129,649 (2005 est.)
Nigermales age 18-49: 1,349,863females age 18-49: 1,256,569 (2005 est.)
Nigeriamales age 18-49: 15,052,914females age 18-49: 13,860,806 (2005 est.)
Norwaymales age 18-49: 827,016females age 18-49: 801,358 (2005 est.)
Omanmales age 18-49: 581,444females age 18-49: 435,107 (2005 est.)
Pakistanmales age 16-49: 29,428,747females age 16-49: 28,391,887 (2005 est.)
Palaumales age 18-49: 4,087 (2005 est.)
Panamamales age 18-49: 591,604 (2005 est.)
Papua New Guineamales age 18-49: 902,432females age 18-49: 894,759 (2005 est.)
Paraguaymales age 18-49: 1,109,166females age 18-49: 1,135,046 (2005 est.)
Perumales age 18-49: 4,938,417females age 18-49: 5,278,511 (2005 est.)
Philippinesmales age 18-49: 15,170,096females age 18-49: 16,931,191 (2005 est.)
Polandmales age 17-49: 7,739,472females age 17-49: 7,859,165 (2005 est.)
Portugalmales age 18-49: 1,952,819females age 18-49: 1,977,264 (2005 est.)
Qatarmales age 18-49: 238,566females age 18-49: 116,595 (2005 est.)
Romaniamales age 20-49: 3,932,579females age 20-49: 4,076,288 (2005 est.)
Russiamales age 18-49: 21,049,651females age 18-49: 29,056,021 (2005 est.)
Rwandamales age 16-49: 1,103,823females age 16-49: 1,096,644 (2005 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevismales age 18-49: 7,119females age 18-49: 7,645 (2005 est.)
Saint Luciamales age 18-49: 33,539 (2005 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesmales age 18-49: 25,787 (2005 est.)
Samoamales age 18-49: 45,294 (2005 est.)
San Marinomales age 18-49: 5,107 (2005 est.)
Sao Tome and Principemales age 18-49: 25,950females age 18-49: 28,660 (2005 est.)
Saudi Arabiamales age 18-49: 6,592,709females age 18-49: 4,659,347 (2005 est.)
Senegalmales age 18-49: 1,558,175females age 18-49: 1,642,533 (2005 est.)
Seychellesmales age 18-49: 16,122females age 18-49: 18,777 (2005 est.)
Sierra Leonemales age 18-49: 539,697 (2005 est.)
Singaporemales age 18-49: 982,368 (2005 est.)
Slovakiamales age 18-49: 1,089,645females age 18-49: 1,093,077 (2005 est.)
Sloveniamales age 17-49: 405,593females age 17-49: 397,167 (2005 est.)
Solomon Islandsmales age 18-49: 92,796 (2005 est.)
Somaliamales age 18-49: 1,022,360females age 18-49: 1,038,697 (2005 est.)
South Africamales age 18-49: 4,927,757females age 18-49: 4,609,071 (2005 est.)
Spainmales age 20-49: 7,623,356females age 20-49: 7,434,465 (2005 est.)
Sri Lankamales age 18-49: 3,789,627females age 18-49: 4,281,043 (2005 est.)
Sudanmales age 18-49: 5,427,474females age 18-49: 5,649,566 (2005 est.)
Surinamemales age 18-49: 77,793females age 18-49: 72,943 (2005 est.)
Swazilandmales age 18-49: 89,609 (2005 est.)
Swedenmales age 19-49: 1,493,668females age 19-49: 1,441,257 (2005 est.)
Switzerlandmales age 19-49: 1,375,889females age 19-49: 1,342,945 (2005 est.)
Syriamales age 18-49: 3,453,888females age 18-49: 3,421,558 (2005 est.)
Taiwanmales age 19-49: 4,749,537females age 19-49: 4,644,607 (2005 est.)
Tajikistanmales age 18-49: 1,244,941females age 18-49: 1,297,891 (2005 est.)
Tanzaniamales age 18-49: 3,879,630 (2005 est.)
Thailandmales age 21-49: 10,396,032females age 21-49: 11,487,690 (2005 est.)
Togomales age 18-49: 696,933females age 18-49: 707,821 (2005 est.)
Tongamales age 18-49: 19,840females age 18-49: 21,342 (2005 est.)
Trinidad and Tobagomales age 18-49: 202,958females age 18-49: 173,797 (2005 est.)
Tunisiamales age 20-49: 2,035,431females age 20-49: 2,000,757 (2005 est.)
Turkeymales age 20-49: 13,905,901females age 20-49: 13,335,812 (2005 est.)
Turkmenistanmales age 18-49: 759,978females age 18-49: 940,179 (2005 est.)
Ugandamales age 18-49: 2,889,808females age 18-49: 2,780,135 (2005 est.)
Ukrainemales age 18-49: 7,376,050females age 18-49: 9,313,385 (2005 est.)
United Arab Emiratesmales age 18-49: 526,671females age 18-49: 419,975 (2005 est.)
United Kingdommales age 16-49: 12,046,268females age 16-49: 11,555,893 (2005 est.)
United Statesmales age 18-49: 54,609,050females age 18-49: 54,696,706 (2005 est.)
Uruguaymales age 18-49: 637,445females age 18-49: 631,046 (2005 est.)
Uzbekistanmales age 18-49: 4,609,621females age 18-49: 5,383,233 (2005 est.)
Vanuatumales age 18-49: 33,837 (2005 est.)
Venezuelamales age 18-49: 4,907,947females age 18-49: 5,151,843 (2005 est.)
Vietnammales age 18-49: 16,032,358females age 18-49: 17,921,241 (2005 est.)
Yemenmales age 18-49: 2,790,705females age 18-49: 2,792,406 (2005 est.)
Zambiamales age 18-49: 1,043,702females age 18-49: 953,328 (2005 est.)
Zimbabwemales age 18-49: 1,304,424females age 18-49: 1,115,096 (2005 est.)
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@2026 Manpower reaching military service age annually
Afghanistanmales age 18-49: 275,362females age 22-49: 259,935 (2005 est.)
Albaniamales age 18-49: 37,407females age 19-49: 34,587 (2005 est.)
Algeriamales age 18-49: 374,639females age 19-49: 369,021 (2005 est.)
Andorramales age 18-49: 369 (2005 est.)
Angolamales age 18-49: 126,694females age 17-49: 123,586 (2005 est.)
Anguillamales age 18-49: 120 (2005 est.)
Antigua and Barbudamales age 18-49: 507females age 18-49: 494 (2005 est.)
Argentinamales age 18-49: 344,575females age 18-49: 334,649 (2005 est.)
Armeniamales age 18-49: 31,774females age 18-49: 31,182 (2005 est.)
Arubamales age 18-49: 520 (2005 est.)
Australiamales age 18-49: 142,158females age 16-49: 135,675 (2005 est.)
Austriamales age 18-49: 48,967females age 18-49: 46,633 (2005 est.)
Azerbaijanmales age 18-49: 82,358females age 18-49: 78,067 (2005 est.)
Bahamas, Themales age 18-49: 2,804 (2005 est.)
Bahrainmales age 18-49: 6,013females age 18-49: 5,852 (2005 est.)
Belarusmales age 18-49: 85,202females age 18-49: 82,037 (2005 est.)
Belgiummales age 18-49: 64,263females age 16-49: 61,402 (2005 est.)
Belizemales age 18-49: 3,213females age 18-49: 3,100 (2005 est.)
Beninmales age 18-49: 76,661females: 75,068 (2005 est.)
Bermudamales age 18-49: 408 (2005 est.)
Bhutanmales age 18-49: 23,939females age 18-49: 21,979 (2005 est.)
Boliviamales age 18-49: 101,101females age 18-49: 98,671 (2005 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovinamales age 18-49: 32,942females age 18-49: 31,466 (2005 est.)
Botswanamales age 18-49: 21,103females age 18-49: 21,379 (2005 est.)
Brazilmales age 18-49: 1,785,930females age 19-49: 1,731,648 (2005 est.)
British Virgin Islandsmales age 18-49: 201 (2005 est.)
Bruneimales age 18-49: 3,478females age 18-49: 3,342 (2005 est.)
Bulgariamales age 18-49: 51,023females age 18-49: 48,651 (2005 est.)
Burmamales age 18-49: 469,841females: 455,689 (2005 est.)
Burundimales age 18-49: 91,331females age 16-49: 90,685 (2005 est.)
Cambodiamales age 18-49: 175,497females age 18-49: 172,788 (2005 est.)
Cameroonmales age 18-49: 191,619females age 18-49: 187,082 (2005 est.)
Canadamales age 18-49: 223,821females age 16-49: 212,900 (2005 est.)
Cayman Islandsmales age 18-49: 257 (2005 est.)
Chadmales age 18-49: 94,536females age 20-49: 93,521 (2005 est.)
Chilemales age 18-49: 140,084females age 18-49: 134,518 (2005 est.)
Chinamales age 18-49: 13,186,433females age 18-49: 12,298,149 (2005 est.)
Colombiamales age 18-49: 389,735females age 18-49: 383,146 (2005 est.)
Congo, Republic of themales age 18-49: 38,464females age 18-49: 38,082 (2005 est.)
Costa Ricamales age 18-49: 41,097females age 18-49: 39,243
Cote d'Ivoiremales age 18-49: 189,354females age 18-49: 192,600 (2005 est.)
Croatiamales age 18-49: 29,020females age 18-49: 27,897 (2005 est.)
Cubamales age 18-49: 91,901females: 87,500 (2005 est.)
CyprusGreek Cyriot National Guard (GCNG):males age 18-49: 6,578females age 18-49: 6,200 (2005 est.)
Czech Republicmales age 18-49: 66,583females age 18-49: 63,363 (2005 est.)
Denmarkmales age 18-49: 31,317females age 18-49: 29,558 (2005 est.)
Dominicamales age 18-49: 602 (2005 est.)
Dominican Republicmales age 18-49: 91,699females age 18-49: 87,550 (2005 est.)
East Timormales age 18-49: 12,740females age 18-49: 12,438 (2005 est.)
Ecuadormales age 18-49: 133,922females age 20-49: 129,758 (2005 est.)
Egyptmales age 18-49: 802,920females age 18-49: 764,176 (2005 est.)
El Salvadormales age 18-49: 70,286females age 18-49: 69,526 (2005 est.)
Eritreamales age 18-49: 50,156females age 18-49: 49,746 (2005 est.)
Estoniamales: 11,146females age 18-49: 10,605 (2005 est.)
Ethiopiamales age 18-49: 803,777females age 18-49: 801,789 (2005 est.)
Faroe Islandsmales age 18-49: 366 (2005 est.)
Fijimales age 18-49: 9,266females age 18-49: 8,916 (2005 est.)
Finlandmales age 18-49: 32,040females age 18-49: 30,519 (2005 est.)
Francemales age 17-49: 389,204females age 17-49: 372,719 (2005 est.)
French Polynesiamales age 18-49: 2,747 (2005 est.)
Gabonmales age 18-49: 15,325females age 18-49: 15,367 (2005 est.)
Gaza Stripmales age 18-49: 15,196 (2005 est.)
Georgiamales age 18-49: 38,857females age 18-49: 38,238 (2005 est.)
Germanymales age 18-49: 497,048females age 18-49: 470,537 (2005 est.)
Ghanamales age 18-49: 251,056females age 18-49: 247,777 (2005 est.)
Gibraltarmales age 18-49: 187 (2005 est.)
Greecemales age 18-49: 58,399females age 18-49: 55,571 (2005 est.)
Greenlandmales age 18-49: 440 (2005 est.)
Grenadamales age 18-49: 1,274 (2005 est.)
Guatemalamales age 18-49: 134,032females age 18-49: 130,641 (2005 est.)
Haitimales age 18-49: 98,554females age 18-49: 97,690 (2005 est.)
Hondurasmales age 18-49: 82,105females age 18-49: 78,971 (2005 est.)
Hong Kongmales age 18-49: 40,343females age 18-49: 38,234 (2005 est.)
Hungarymales age 18-49: 63,847females age 18-49: 61,037 (2005 est.)
Indiamales age 18-49: 11,446,452females age 16-49: 10,665,877 (2005 est.)
Indonesiamales age 18-49: 2,201,047females age 18-49: 2,139,573 (2005 est.)
Iranmales age 18-49: 862,056females age 18-49: 808,044 (2005 est.)
Iraqmales age 18-49: 198,518females age 18-49: 289,879 (2005 est.)
Irelandmales age 18-49: 29,327females age 17-49: 28,139 (2005 est.)
Israelmales age 18-49: 53,760females: 51,293 (2005 est.)
Italymales age 18-49: 286,344females age 18-49: 270,099 (2005 est.)
Jamaicamales age 18-49: 27,923females age 18-49: 27,889 (2005 est.)
Japanmales age 18-49: 683,147females age 18-49: 650,157 (2005 est.)
Jordanmales age 18-49: 60,625females age 17-49: 58,218 (2005 est.)
Kazakhstanmales age 18-49: 173,129females age 18-49: 168,697 (2005 est.)
Kiribatimales age 18-49: 1,128 (2005 est.)
Korea, Northmales age 18-49: 194,605females age 17-49: 187,846 (2005 est.)
Korea, Southmales age 18-49: 344,943females age 20-49: 312,720 (2005 est.)
Kuwaitmales age 18-49: 18,743females age 18-49: 20,065 (2005 est.)
Kyrgyzstanmales age 18-49: 61,091females age 18-49: 59,784 (2005 est.)
Laosmales age 18-49: 73,167females age 15-49: 71,432 (2005 est.)
Latviamales age 18-49: 19,137females age 19-49: 18,505 (2005 est.)
Libyamales age 18-49: 62,034females age 17-49: 59,533 (2005 est.)
Liechtensteinmales age 18-49: 208 (2005 est.)
Lithuaniamales age 18-49: 29,689females age 19-49: 28,543 (2005 est.)
Luxembourgmales age 18-49: 2,775females age 17-49: 2,703 (2005 est.)
Macedoniamales age 18-49: 16,686females age 18-49: 15,664 (2005 est.)
Madagascarmales age 18-49: 187,000females age 18-49: 184,833 (2005 est.)
Malaysiamales age 18-49: 244,418females age 18-49: 231,896 (2005 est.)
Marshall Islandsmales age 18-49: 726 (2005 est.)
Mexicomales age 18-49: 1,063,233females age 18-49: 1,043,816 (2005 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States ofmales age 18-49: 1,305 (2005 est.)
Moldovamales age 18-49: 43,729females age 18-49: 42,354 (2005 est.)
Monacomales age 18-49: 148 (2005 est.)
Mongoliamales age 18-49: 34,674females age 18-49: 34,251 (2005 est.)
Montserratmales age 18-49: 84 (2005 est.)
Moroccomales age 18-49: 353,377females age 18-49: 341,677 (2005 est.)
Mozambiquemales age 18-49: 185,314 (2005 est.)
Nepalmales age 18-49: 308,031females age 18-49: 286,604 (2005 est.)
Netherlandsmales age 18-49: 99,934females age 20-49: 95,818 (2005 est.)
Netherlands Antillesmales age 18-49: 1,720females age 16-49: 1,657 (2005 est.)
New Caledoniamales age 18-49: 1,907 (2005 est.)
New Zealandmales age 18-49: 29,738females age 17-49: 28,523 (2005 est.)
Nicaraguamales age 18-49: 65,170females age 17-49: 63,133 (2005 est.)
Nigermales age 18-49: 129,045females age 18-49: 121,230 (2005 est.)
Nigeriamales age 18-49: 1,353,180females age 18-49: 1,329,267 (2005 est.)
Norwaymales age 18-49: 29,179females age 18-49: 28,023 (2005 est.)
Omanmales age 18-49: 26,391females age 18-49: 25,466 (2005 est.)
Pakistanmales age 18-49: 1,969,055females age 16-49: 1,849,254 (2005 est.)
Palaumales age 18-49: 142 (2005 est.)
Panamamales age 18-49: 29,724
Paraguaymales age 18-49: 63,058females age 18-49: 62,217 (2005 est.)
Perumales age 18-49: 277,105females age 18-49: 269,799 (2005 est.)
Philippinesmales age 18-49: 907,542females age 18-49: 878,712 (2005 est.)
Polandmales age 18-49: 275,446females age 17-49: 265,164 (2005 est.)
Portugalmales age 18-49: 67,189females age 18-49: 60,626 (2005 est.)
Qatarmales age 18-49: 7,851females age 18-49: 7,040 (2005 est.)
Romaniamales age 18-49: 172,093females age 20-49: 165,547 (2005 est.)
Russiamales age 18-49: 1,286,069females age 18-49: 1,244,264 (2005 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevismales age 18-49: 357females age 18-49: 347 (2005 est.)
Saint Luciamales age 18-49: 1,651 (2005 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesmales age 18-49: 1,204 (2005 est.)
Samoamales age 18-49: 2,306 (2005 est.)
San Marinomales age 18-49: 135 (2005 est.)
Saudi Arabiamales age 18-49: 247,334females age 18-49: 234,500 (2005 est.)
Senegalmales age 18-49: 129,331females age 18-49: 129,398 (2005 est.)
Slovakiamales age 18-49: 41,544females age 18-49: 40,183 (2005 est.)
Sloveniamales age 18-49: 12,816females age 17-49: 12,178 (2005 est.)
Solomon Islandsmales age 18-49: 6,033 (2005 est.)
South Africamales age 18-49: 512,407females age 18-49: 506,078 (2005 est.)
Spainmales age 18-49: 233,384females age 20-49: 221,805 (2005 est.)
Sri Lankamales age 18-49: 174,049females age 18-49: 167,201 (2005 est.)
Sudanmales age 18-49: 442,915females age 18-49: 426,320 (2005 est.)
Swedenmales age 18-49: 58,724females age 19-49: 55,954 (2005 est.)
Switzerlandmales age 18-49: 46,319females age 19-49: 43,829 (2005 est.)
Syriamales age 18-49: 225,113females age 18-49: 211,829 (2005 est.)
Taiwanmales age 18-49: 174,173females age 19-49: 163,683 (2005 est.)
Tajikistanmales age 18-49: 87,846females age 18-49: 85,869 (2005 est.)
Thailandmales age 18-49: 526,276females age 21-49: 514,396 (2005 est.)
Tongamales ag3 18-49: 1,586females age 18-49: 1,538 (2005 est.)
Tunisiamales age 18-49: 108,817females age 20-49: 103,087 (2005 est.)
Turkeymales age 18-49: 679,734females age 20-49: 659,090 (2005 est.)
Turkmenistanmales age 18-49: 56,532females age 18-49: 55,413 (2005 est.)
Ukrainemales age 18-49: 382,751females age 18-49: 365,599 (2005 est.)
United Arab Emiratesmales: 30,706females age 18-49: 29,617 (2005 est.)
United Statesmales age 18-49: 2,143,873females age 18-49: 2,036,201 (2005 est.)
Uzbekistanmales age 18-49: 324,722females age 18-49: 317,062 (2005 est.)
Venezuelamales age 18-49: 252,396females age 18-49: 237,300 (2005 est.)
Vietnammales age 18-49: 915,572females age 18-49: 864,161 (2005 est.)
Yemenmales age 18-49: 236,517females age 18-49: 230,641 (2005 est.)
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@2028 Background
AfghanistanAhmad Shah DURRANI unified the Pashtun tribes andfounded Afghanistan in 1747. The country served as a buffer betweenthe British and Russian empires until it won independence fromnotional British control in 1919. A brief experiment in democracyended in a 1973 coup and a 1978 Communist counter-coup. The SovietUnion invaded in 1979 to support the tottering Afghan Communistregime, touching off a long and destructive war. The USSR withdrewin 1989 under relentless pressure by internationally supportedanti-Communist mujahedin rebels. Subsequently, a series of civilwars saw Kabul finally fall in 1996 to the Taliban, a hardlinePakistani-sponsored movement that emerged in 1994 to end thecountry's civil war and anarchy. Following the 11 September 2001terrorist attacks, a US, Allied, and anti-Taliban Northern Alliancemilitary action toppled the Taliban for sheltering Osama BIN LADIN.The UN-sponsored Bonn Conference in 2001 established a process forpolitical reconstruction that included the adoption of a newconstitution and a presidential election in 2004, and NationalAssembly elections in 2005. On 7 December 2004, Hamid KARZAI becamethe first democratically elected president of Afghanistan. TheNational Assembly was inaugurated on 19 December 2005.
AkrotiriBy terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that createdthe independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereigntyand jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers -Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is theAkrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as theWestern Sovereign Base Area.
AlbaniaBetween 1990 and 1992 Albania ended 46 years of xenophobicCommunist rule and established a multiparty democracy. Thetransition has proven challenging as successive governments havetried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, adilapidated physical infrastructure, powerful organized crimenetworks, and combative political opponents. Albania has madeprogress in its democratic development since first holdingmultiparty elections in 1991, but deficiencies remain. Internationalobservers judged elections to be largely free and fair since therestoration of political stability following the collapse of pyramidschemes in 1997. In the 2005 general elections, the Democratic Partyand its allies won a decisive victory on pledges of reducing crimeand corruption, promoting economic growth, and decreasing the sizeof government. The election, and particularly the orderly transitionof power, was considered an important step forward. AlthoughAlbania's economy continues to grow, the country is still one of thepoorest in Europe, hampered by a large informal economy and aninadequate energy and transportation infrastructure. Albania hasplayed a largely helpful role in managing inter-ethnic tensions insoutheastern Europe, and is continuing to work toward joining NATOand the EU. Albania, with troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been astrong supporter of the global war on terrorism.
AlgeriaAfter more than a century of rule by France, Algeriansfought through much of the 1950s to achieve independence in 1962.Algeria's primary political party, the National Liberation Front(FLN), has dominated politics ever since. Many Algerians in thesubsequent generation were not satisfied, however, and moved tocounter the FLN's centrality in Algerian politics. The surprisingfirst round success of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in theDecember 1991 balloting spurred the Algerian army to intervene andpostpone the second round of elections to prevent what the secularelite feared would be an extremist-led government from assumingpower. The army began a crack down on the FIS that spurred FISsupporters to begin attacking government targets. The governmentlater allowed elections featuring pro-government and moderatereligious-based parties, but did not appease the activists whoprogressively widened their attacks. The fighting escalated into aninsurgency, which saw intense fighting between 1992-98 and whichresulted in over 100,000 deaths - many attributed to indiscriminatemassacres of villagers by extremists. The government gained theupper hand by the late-1990s and FIS's armed wing, the IslamicSalvation Army, disbanded in January 2000. However, small numbers ofarmed militants persist in confronting government forces andconducting ambushes and occasional attacks on villages. The armyplaced Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA in the presidency in 1999 in afraudulent election but claimed neutrality in his 2004 landslidereelection victory. Longstanding problems continue to faceBOUTEFLIKA in his second term, including the ethnic minorityBerbers' ongoing autonomy campaign, large-scale unemployment, ashortage of housing, unreliable electrical and water supplies,government inefficiencies and corruption, and the continuing -although significantly degraded - activities of extremist militants.Algeria must also diversify its petroleum-based economy, which hasyielded a large cash reserve but which has not been used to redressAlgeria's many social and infrastructure problems.
American SamoaSettled as early as 1000 B.C., Samoa was "discovered"by European explorers in the 18th century. International rivalriesin the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899treaty in which Germany and the US divided the Samoan archipelago.The US formally occupied its portion - a smaller group of easternislands with the excellent harbor of Pago Pago - the following year.
AndorraFor 715 years, from 1278 to 1993, Andorrans lived under aunique co-principality, ruled by French and Spanish leaders (from1607 onward, the French chief of state and the Spanish bishop ofUrgel). In 1993, this feudal system was modified with the titularheads of state retained, but the government transformed into aparliamentary democracy. Long isolated and impoverished, mountainousAndorra achieved considerable prosperity since World War II throughits tourist industry. Many immigrants (legal and illegal) areattracted to the thriving economy with its lack of income taxes.
AngolaAngola is slowly rebuilding its country after the end of a27-year civil war in 2002. Fighting between the Popular Movement forthe Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS, andthe National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), ledby Jonas SAVIMBI, followed independence from Portugal in 1975. Peaceseemed imminent in 1992 when Angola held national elections, butUNITA renewed fighting after being beaten by the MPLA at the polls.Up to 1.5 million lives may have been lost - and 4 million peopledisplaced - in the quarter century of fighting. SAVIMBI's death in2002 ended UNITA's insurgency and strengthened the MPLA's hold onpower. DOS SANTOS has pledged to hold legislative elections in 2007,but 2008 may be more realistic.
AnguillaColonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650,Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19thcentury, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants -was incorporated into a single British dependency, along with SaintKitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, twoyears after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; thisarrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becominga separate British dependency.
AntarcticaSpeculation over the existence of a "southern land" wasnot confirmed until the early 1820s when British and Americancommercial operators and British and Russian national expeditionsbegan exploring the Antarctic Peninsula region and other areas southof the Antarctic Circle. Not until 1840 was it established thatAntarctica was indeed a continent and not just a group of islands.Several exploration "firsts" were achieved in the early 20thcentury. Following World War II, there was an upsurge in scientificresearch on the continent. A number of countries have set upyear-round research stations on Antarctica. Seven have madeterritorial claims, but not all countries recognize these claims. Inorder to form a legal framework for the activities of nations on thecontinent, an Antarctic Treaty was negotiated that neither deniesnor gives recognition to existing territorial claims; signed in1959, it entered into force in 1961.
Antigua and BarbudaThe Siboney were the first to inhabit theislands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak Indianspopulated the islands when Columbus landed on his second voyage in1493. Early settlements by the Spanish and French were succeeded bythe English who formed a colony in 1667. Slavery, established to runthe sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834. The islandsbecame an independent state within the British Commonwealth ofNations in 1981.