Air force personnel
17,700
68,000
DEFINITION:
Number of full-time military personnel in the air force.
SOURCE:
Energy Information Administration , US Department of Energy
Ranked 20th.
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Australia
Army personnel
25,400
240,000
SOURCE:
Energy Information Administration , US Department of Energy
Ranked 37th.
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Australia
Branches
Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Special Operations Command
Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Coast Guard Administration, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Combined Service Forces Command, Armed Forces Police Command
DEFINITION:
The names of the ground, naval , air, marine, and other defense or security forces
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Expenditures
2.4 % of GDP
2.2 % of GDP
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 37th in 2006. 9% more than Taiwan
Ranked 39th in 2006.
Expenditures > Dollar figure
$14,120,100,000.00
$7,574,000,000.00
DEFINITION:
Current military expenditures in US dollars ; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP ) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP ) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 8th in 2003. 86% more than Taiwan
Ranked 16th in 2003.
Expenditures > Dollar figure (per capita)
$710.52 per capita
$335.09 per capita
DEFINITION:
Current military expenditures in US dollars ; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP ) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP ) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 8th in 2003. 112% more than Taiwan
Ranked 17th in 2003.
Expenditures > Dollar figure (per $ GDP)
$25.97 per 1,000 $ of GDP
$14.33 per 1,000 $ of GDP
DEFINITION:
Current military expenditures in US dollars ; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP ) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power parity (PPP ) terms. Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 27th in 2003. 81% more than Taiwan
Ranked 66th in 2003.
Manpower > Availability > Females
4,870,043
6,098,599
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 50th in 2008.
Ranked 45th in 2008. 25% more than Australia
Manpower > Availability > Males
4,999,988
6,283,134
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 54th in 2008.
Ranked 47th in 2008. 26% more than Australia
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
5,061,810
6,556,484
DEFINITION:
The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 52nd in 2004.
Ranked 44th in 2004. 30% more than Australia
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
5,037,540
6,583,600
DEFINITION:
The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 28 July 2005
Ranked 52nd.
Ranked 43rd. 31% more than Australia
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
4,356,671
4,992,737
DEFINITION:
The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 43rd in 2004.
Ranked 39th in 2004. 15% more than Australia
Manpower > Military age
17 years of age
19 years of age
DEFINITION:
The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription .
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
144,934
164,883
DEFINITION:
The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 65th in 2008.
Ranked 59th in 2008. 14% more than Australia
Navy personnel
14,300
68,000
SOURCE:
Energy Information Administration , US Department of Energy
Ranked 25th.
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Australia
Service age and obligation
17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in Army combat units in non-combat support roles
19-35 years of age for male compulsory military service; service obligation 14 months (reducing to 1 year in 2009) year; women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; reserve obligation to age 30 (Army); the Ministry of Defense has announced plans to implement an incremental voluntary enlistment system beginning 2010, with 10% fewer conscripts each year thereafter, although nonvolunteers will still be required to perform alternative service or go through 3-4 months of military training
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Weapon holdings
1,186,000
5,341,000
SOURCE:
Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
Ranked 59th.
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Australia
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