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  <title>NationMaster Stats Feed: Military Category</title>
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  <title>Military > Service age and obligation</title>
  <link>http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/mil_ser_age_and_obl</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; All &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html&quot;&gt;CIA World Factbooks&lt;/a&gt; 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of countries:&lt;/b&gt; 100</description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Military > Note</title>
  <link>http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/mil_not</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; This entry includes miscellaneous military information of significance not included elsewhere.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; All &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html&quot;&gt;CIA World Factbooks&lt;/a&gt; 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of countries:&lt;/b&gt; 75</description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Military > Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males (per capita)</title>
  <link>http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/mil_man_rea_mil_age_ann_mal_percap</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; The number of draft-age males and females entering the &lt;a href=/cat/Military&gt;military&lt;/a&gt; manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; All &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html&quot;&gt;CIA World Factbooks&lt;/a&gt; 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of countries:&lt;/b&gt; 225</description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Military > Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males</title>
  <link>http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/mil_man_rea_mil_age_ann_mal</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; The number of draft-age males and females entering the &lt;a href=/cat/Military&gt;military&lt;/a&gt; manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; All &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html&quot;&gt;CIA World Factbooks&lt;/a&gt; 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of countries:&lt;/b&gt; 226</description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Military > Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females</title>
  <link>http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/mil_man_rea_mil_age_ann_fem</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; All &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html&quot;&gt;CIA World Factbooks&lt;/a&gt; 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of countries:&lt;/b&gt; 226</description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Military > Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females (per capita)</title>
  <link>http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/mil_man_rea_mil_age_ann_fem_percap</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; All &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html&quot;&gt;CIA World Factbooks&lt;/a&gt; 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of countries:&lt;/b&gt; 225</description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Military > Manpower > Military age</title>
  <link>http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/mil_man_mil_age</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for &lt;a href=/cat/Military&gt;military&lt;/a&gt; service or be subject to &lt;a href=/graph-T/mil_con&gt;conscription&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; All &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html&quot;&gt;CIA World Factbooks&lt;/a&gt; 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of countries:&lt;/b&gt; 128</description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Military > Manpower > Fit for military service > Males</title>
  <link>http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/mil_man_fit_for_mil_ser_mal</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; All &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html&quot;&gt;CIA World Factbooks&lt;/a&gt; 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of countries:&lt;/b&gt; 210</description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Military > Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49</title>
  <link>http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/mil_man_fit_for_mil_ser_mal_age_1549</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; The number of males aged 15-49 fit for &lt;a href=/cat/Military&gt;military&lt;/a&gt; service. This is a more refined measure of potential &lt;a href=/cat/Military&gt;military&lt;/a&gt; manpower availability which tries to correct for the &lt;a href=/cat/Health&gt;health&lt;/a&gt; situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; All &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html&quot;&gt;CIA World Factbooks&lt;/a&gt; 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of countries:&lt;/b&gt; 174</description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Military > Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 (per capita)</title>
  <link>http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/mil_man_fit_for_mil_ser_mal_age_1549_percap</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; The number of males aged 15-49 fit for &lt;a href=/cat/Military&gt;military&lt;/a&gt; service. This is a more refined measure of potential &lt;a href=/cat/Military&gt;military&lt;/a&gt; manpower availability which tries to correct for the &lt;a href=/cat/Health&gt;health&lt;/a&gt; situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; All &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html&quot;&gt;CIA World Factbooks&lt;/a&gt; 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of countries:&lt;/b&gt; 174</description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
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