Gaza Strip Military Stats

Branches: The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males: The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males: This entry is derived from Military > Manpower reaching military age annually, which gives the number of males and females entering the military manpower pool (i.e., reaching age 16) in any given year and is a measure of the availability of military-age young adults.
Military branches: This entry lists the service branches subordinate to defense ministries or the equivalent (typically ground, naval, air, and marine forces).

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STAT	AMOUNT	DATE	RANK
Branches	in accordance with the peace agreement, the Palestinian Authority is not permitted conventional military forces; there are, however, public security forces	2008
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males	19,275	2008	144th out of 224
Manpower available for military service > Males age 16-49		2010	146th out of 204
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49		2013	148th out of 225
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males	18,805	2012	144th out of 224
Military branches	Hamas does not have a conventional military in the Gaza Strip, but maintains security forces in addition to its military wing, the 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades; the military wing reports to the external Hamas Political Bureau leadership, which has been in exile in Cairo and Doha since closing its Damascus headquarters in late 2011	2013

SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

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Israel enjoys a GDP per capita 21 times that of the Palestinian West Bank and 33 times that of the Gaza Strip. Its military spending per capita tops the world.

Manpower 6	Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually 4
Manpower fit for military service 3	Manpower reaching military age annually 4

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