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STAT	Holy See (Vatican City)	United Kingdom
Branches	Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)	Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Ratification	18 JUL 2001	06 APR 1998
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature	24 SEP 1996	24 SEP 1996
Military branches	Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)	Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force
Military service age and obligation	Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia): 19-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; must be Roman Catholic, a Swiss citizen, with a secondary education	16-33 years of age (officers 17-28) for voluntary military service (with parental consent under 18); no conscription; women serve in military services, but are excluded from ground combat positions and some naval postings; as of October 2009, women comprised 12.1% of officers and 9% of enlisted personnel in the regular forces; must be citizen of the UK, Commonwealth, or Republic of Ireland; reservists serve a minimum of 3 years, to age 45 or 55; 17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service by Nepalese citizens in the Brigade of Gurkhas; 16-34 years of age for voluntary military service by Papua New Guinean citizens

SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

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