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Armed forces growth
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0 |
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[73rd of 132]
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Armed forces personnel
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10,000 |
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[108th of 166]
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Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
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8,000,000 constant 1990 US$
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[73rd of 100]
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Branches
Republic of Cyprus: Greek Cypriot National Guard (Ethniki Forea, EF; includes air and naval elements); northern Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) |
Conscription
Conscription exists (AI). |
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expenditure > % of central government expenditure
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2.74 %
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[61st of 88]
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expenditure > % of GDP
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1.48 %
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[77th of 145]
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Expenditures
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3.8 % of GDP |
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[15th of 87]
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Expenditures > Dollar figure
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$384,000,000.00 |
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[22nd of 111]
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Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid
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$120,000.00 |
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[36th of 40]
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Manpower > Availability > Females
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190,665 |
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[141st of 162]
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Manpower > Availability > Males
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199,767 |
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[157th of 210]
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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201,606 |
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[156th of 175]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
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139,255 |
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[153rd of 174]
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Manpower > Military age
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18 years of age |
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Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
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6,482 |
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[163rd of 226]
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personnel
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10,750
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[130th of 170]
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personnel > % of total labor force
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2.87 %
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[19th of 168]
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Service age and obligation
Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG): 18-50 years of age for compulsory military service for all Greek Cypriot males; 17 years of age for voluntary service; females are not conscripted; age of military eligibility 17 to 50; length of normal service is 25 months with a minimum of 3 months |
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Weapon holdings
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691,000 |
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[77th of 137]
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SOURCES: calculated on the basis of data on armed forces from IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; 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); US Department of Defense. The Brookings Institution Iraq Index, April 24, 2006.; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus
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