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Arctic Region > Iceland > Military

ICELANDIC MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Armed forces personnel 0 [161st of 166]
Arms exports > constant 1990 US$ 5,000,000 constant 1990 US$ ... [38th of 45]
Branches
no regular armed forces; Icelandic National Police, Icelandic Coast Guard (Islenska Landhelgisgaeslan) subordinate to Ministry of Justice, Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (2006)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification 26 JUN 2000
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 24 SEP 1996
Conscription
No conscription (AI).
Expenditures > Dollar figure $0.00 [170th of 170]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 0 % [171st of 171]
Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid $2,500,000.00 [30th of 40]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 71,157 [169th of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 62,552 [164th of 174]
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 69,038 [133rd of 164]
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 56,777 [125th of 161]
NATO > Current members > Date April 4 1949
NATO > Current members > Expansion Founders
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Icelandic Defense Force (IDF) headquartered in Keflavik; in October 2006, all US military forces in Iceland were withdrawn; nonetheless, the US and Iceland signed a Joint Understanding to strengthen their bilateral defense relationship, including regular security consultations,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
personnel 100 ... [164th of 170]
personnel > % of total labor force 0.06 % ... [162nd of 168]

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SOURCES: IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty ; 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); CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; US Department of Defense. The Brookings Institution Iraq Index, April 24, 2006.; Wikipedia: NATO

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Iceland, Republic of Iceland, Lydhveldidh Island, Island

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