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Europe > Ireland > Military

IRISH MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Aid to Afghanistan > Gross disbursements as a percent of ODA 15% [15th of 17]
Aid to Afghanistan > Total development aid, estimates $17.00 [17th of 24]
Armed forces growth 88 [88th of 132]
Armed forces personnel 104 [104th of 166]
Branches
Irish Defense Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireann): Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps) (2006)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 15 JUL 1999
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 24 SEP 1996
Conscription
No conscription.
Conventional arms imports $56.00 [56th of 85]
Expenditures > Dollar figure $61.00 [61st of 170]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 138 % [138th of 171]
Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid $26.00 [26th of 40]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 123 [123rd of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 114 [114th of 174]
Manpower > Military age 121 [121st of 129]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 102 [102nd of 128]
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 107 [107th of 157]
NATO > Membership Action Plan > Partnership for Peace December 1999
Service age and obligation
17 years of age for voluntary military service; enlistees under the age of 17 can be recruited for specialist positions (2001)
Weapon holdings 113 [113rd of 137]

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SOURCES: Percent of all gross disbursments of official development aid which goes to Afghanistan, 2003-2004. NOTE: The total percent to Afghanistan from all donor countries is 1.7%.; Estimates of total development aid to Afghanistan over a four year period, in USD. Does not include charitable donations or other non-governmental donations. NOTE: The European Community is estimated to have given over $114 billion over the past four years. Other donations include the UN Development Programme pledging $7,268,507,000; Microsoft pledging $65,000,000; and $47,000,000.; Growth in the number of armed forces personnel from 1985 (index = 100) to 2000. 100 means no growth, 50 means it halved and 200 means it doubled.; Total armed forces (2000); The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces ; ; A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.; Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre).; 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; Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP). ; Amount pledged by donor countries for reconstruction in Iraq, as of December 31, 2005. NOTES ON PLEDGES OF RECONSTRUCTION AID TABLE: The European Commission has pledged $518,119,988, which includes an additional January 2005 pledge of 200 million Euros (approximately $260 million), not yet formally committed to UNDG or World Bank Iraqi Trust Fund. Not incuded in this graph is $65,000,000 in additional pledges from Kuwait. "The World Bank, United Nations and CPA estimated Iraq will need $56 billion for reconstruction and stabilization efforts from 2004 to 2007, but that estimate is probably too low." -Brookings Institute. UPDATE ON 2003 MADRID CONFERENCE PLEDGES: Of the $13.5 billion pledged by donors other than the United States, $3.2 billion has been disbursed as of December 2005. The figure for the United States is derived from the IRRF 1 and 2. Status of the IRRF 2 as of January 6, 2006: $16.9 billion as been committed, and just over $10.1 billion has been expended.; The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.; 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.; The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.; 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.; This entry gives 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. ; This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation. ;

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Ireland, ireland republic, Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic

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