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Europe > Norway > Military

NORWEGIAN MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air force personnel 35 [35th of 49]
Armed forces growth 101 [101st of 132]
Armed forces personnel 87 [87th of 166]
Army personnel 36 [36th of 49]
Branches
Norwegian Army (Haeren), Royal Norwegian Navy (Kongelige Norske Sjoeforsvaret, RNoN; includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard (Heimevernet, HV) (2006)
Conscription
Conscription exists.
Conventional arms exports $20.00 [20th of 40]
Conventional arms imports $84.00 [84th of 85]
Employment in arms production 42 [42nd of 56]
Expenditures > Dollar figure $29.00 [29th of 170]
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 85 % [85th of 171]
Forces in Europe > Aircraft 22 [22nd of 24]
Forces in Europe > Artillery 24 [24th of 25]
Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks 22 [22nd of 24]
Gulf War Coalition Forces 30 [30th of 30]
Iraq pledges of reconstruction aid $19.00 [19th of 40]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 118 [118th of 175]
Manpower > Military age 18 [18th of 129]
Navy personnel 33 [33rd of 49]
Weapon holdings 78 [78th of 137]

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SOURCES: Number of full-time military personnel in the air force.; 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) - Exports (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).; 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). ; Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2004; Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2005; Conventional armed forces in Europe. SIPRI Yearbooks 1991-2003. Conventional arms control. Last update: July 2006; Number of troops who served on active duty in the Gulf War theater of operations between August 2, 1990, and June 13, 1991.; 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 minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Norway, Kingdom of Norway, Kongeriket Norge, Norge

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