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Armed forces personnel
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200,000 |
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[26th of 166]
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Arms imports > constant 1990 US$
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276,000,000 constant 1990 US$
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[25th of 100]
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DEFINITION: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. |
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SOURCE: IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press |
Branches
Eritrean Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force |
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DEFINITION: The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Conventional arms imports
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$382,000,000.00 |
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[12th of 85]
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DEFINITION: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Imports (US$ 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). |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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expenditure > % of GDP
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19.32 %
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[1st of 145]
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DEFINITION: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.) |
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SOURCE: SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute). 2005. SIPRI Arms Transfers. Database. February. Stockholm. |
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expenditure > current LCU
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2019500000 |
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DEFINITION: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.) |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Expenditures
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6.3 % of GDP |
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[5th of 87]
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Expenditures > Dollar figure
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$151,000,000.00 |
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[40th of 111]
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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 |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Expenditures > Percent of GDP
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6.3% |
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[5th of 154]
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DEFINITION: Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP). |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Availability > Females
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1,096,120 |
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[110th of 162]
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Availability > Males
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1,108,836 |
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[119th of 210]
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Females
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731,511 |
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[118th of 162]
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males
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715,531 |
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[125th of 210]
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males
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60,490 |
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[105th of 226]
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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. |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49
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891,662
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[80th of 120]
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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.
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49
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893,361
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[88th of 164]
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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.
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
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personnel
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202,000
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[31st of 170]
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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. |
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
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personnel > % of total labor force
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11.3 %
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[2nd of 168]
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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. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
Service age and obligation
18-40 years of age for male and female voluntary and compulsory military service; 16-month conscript service obligation |
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DEFINITION: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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US military exports
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$839.00 thousand |
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[44th of 109]
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DEFINITION: U.S. Military Exports, for the year 1998 (in thousands of US dollars) |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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