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Arctic Region > Iceland > Military
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| ICELANDIC MILITARY STATS: |
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Armed forces personnel
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161 |
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[161st of 166]
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Arms exports > constant 1990 US$
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38 constant 1990 US$
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[38th of 45]
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Branches
no regular armed forces; Icelandic National Police, Icelandic Coast Guard (Islenska Landhelgisgaeslan) subordinate to Ministry of Justice, Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (2006) |
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Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification
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26 JUN 2000 |
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Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature
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24 SEP 1996 |
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Conscription
No conscription (AI). |
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Expenditures > Dollar figure
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$170.00 |
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[170th of 170]
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Expenditures > Percent of GDP
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171 %
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[171st of 171]
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Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid
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$30.00 |
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[30th of 40]
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Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
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169 |
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[169th of 175]
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Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49
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164 |
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[164th of 174]
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Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49
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133
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[133rd of 164]
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Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49
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125
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[125th of 161]
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NATO > Current members > Date
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April 4 1949 |
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NATO > Current members > Expansion
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Note
under a 1951 bilateral agreement, Iceland's defense was provided by a US-manned Icelandic Defense Force (IDF) headquartered in Keflavik; in October 2006, all US military forces in Iceland were withdrawn; nonetheless, the US and Iceland signed a Joint Understanding to strengthen their bilateral defense relationship, including regular security consultations, military communications in the event of national emergencies, annual bilateral exercises on Icelandic territory, and future bilateral and NATO support to four Iceland Air Defense System (IADS) radar sites |
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personnel
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164
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[164th of 170]
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personnel > % of total labor force
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162 %
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SOURCES: Total armed forces (2000); 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.; The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces
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; A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.; 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.; 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.
; This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
; This entry includes miscellaneous military information of significance not included elsewhere.
; 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.; 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.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Iceland, Republic of Iceland, Lydhveldidh Island, Island
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