Armed forces personnel
0
96,000
DEFINITION:
Total armed forces (2000)
SOURCE:
IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Ranked 161st.
Ranked 42nd.
Branches
no regular military forces; Icelandic National Police
Malaysian Armed Forces (Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, ATM): Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM)
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
Conscription
No conscription (AI ).
No conscription (AI ).
DEFINITION:
A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.
SOURCE:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997. Data collected from the nations concerned, unless otherwise indicated. Acronyms: Amnesty International (AI); European Council of Conscripts Organizations (ECCO); Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC); International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHFHR); National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO); Service, Peace and Justice in Latin America (SERPAJ); War Resisters International (WRI); World Council of Churches (WCC)
Expenditures
0 % of GDP
2.03 % of GDP
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 76th in 2005.
Ranked 35th in 2005.
Expenditures > Percent of GDP
0%
2.0%
DEFINITION:
Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP ).
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 154th in 2005.
Ranked 71st in 2005.
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49
69,038
5,584,231
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 14 June, 2007
Ranked 133rd.
Ranked 32nd. 80 times more than Iceland
Manpower > Availability > Males
74,896
6,440,338
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 173rd in 2008.
Ranked 46th in 2008. 85 times more than Iceland
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
75,568
6,193,587
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 169th in 2004.
Ranked 46th in 2004. 81 times more than Iceland
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 (per capita)
0.3 per capita
0.2 per capita
DEFINITION:
The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 78th in 2004. 4% more than Malaysia
Ranked 112nd in 2004.
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
71,157
6,067,160
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 169th.
Ranked 47th. 84 times more than Iceland
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
62,342
5,374,006
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 169th in 2008.
Ranked 41st in 2008. 85 times more than Iceland
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
66,503
3,746,960
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 162nd in 2004.
Ranked 45th in 2004. 55 times more than Iceland
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 (per capita)
0.2 per capita
0.2 per capita
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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 7th in 2004. 51% more than Malaysia
Ranked 113rd in 2004.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
62,552
3,672,520
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:
CIA World Factbook , 28 July 2005
Ranked 164th.
Ranked 45th. 58 times more than Iceland
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
2,393
260,725
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 181st in 2008.
Ranked 45th in 2008. 108 times more than Iceland
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males (per capita)
7.9 per 1,000 people
10.3 per 1,000 people
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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 153rd in 2008.
Ranked 99th in 2008. 31% more than Iceland
personnel
100
124,100
DEFINITION:
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 164th in 2003.
Ranked 48th in 2003. 1240 times more than Iceland
personnel > % of total labor force
0.06 %
1.19 %
DEFINITION:
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 162nd in 2003.
Ranked 76th in 2003. 19 times more than Iceland
personnel (per capita)
0.3
per 1,000 people
5.1
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 163rd in 2003.
Ranked 77th in 2003. 14 times more than Iceland
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