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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Albania | No |
| Bangladesh | No |
| Belgium | No |
| Brazil | Yes |
| Bulgaria | No (abolished by law on January 1, 2008({{Cite document |
| Burma | Yes ({{Cite document |
| Chile | Yes |
| Djibouti | No |
| Egypt | Yes |
| El Salvador | Legal, not practiced |
| Finland | Yes |
| Greece | Yes |
| Grenada | No |
| Jamaica | No |
| Japan | No |
| Jordan | Uncertain |
| Kuwait | Yes |
| Lebanon | No (abolished in 2007){{Cite web |
| Libya | Yes |
| Lithuania | No |
| Maldives | No |
| Malta | No |
| Mexico | Yes |
| Moldova | Yes |
| Nepal | No |
| Netherlands | Legal, suspended since 1997 (Conscription still exists, but the compulsory attendance was held in abeyance per January 1, 1997 (effective per August 22, 1996), {{Cite web |
| New Zealand | No |
| Norway | Switzerland |
| Pakistan | No |
| Philippines | Legal.(Article II Section 4 of reads, "The prime duty of the Government is to serve and protect the people. The Government may call upon the people to defend the State and, in the fulfillment thereof, all citizens may be required, under conditions provided by law, to render personal, military or civil service.") Practiced selectively and only rarely({{Cite document |
| Poland | No("Poland's defence minister, Bogdan Klich, said the country will move towards a professional army and that from January, only volunteers will join the armed forces.", {{Cite web |
| Qatar | No |
| Romania | No (ended in 2007)({{Cite document |
| Russia | Yes |
| Syria | Yes |
| Taiwan | $383300 |
| Thailand | Yes |
| Tonga | No |
| Trinidad and Tobago | No |
| Turkey | Yes |
| United States | No(The United States abandoned the draft in 1973 under President Richard Nixon, ended the Selective Service registration requirement in 1975 under President Gerald Ford, and then re-instated the Selective Service registration requirement in 1980 under President Jimmy Carter. Today the U.S. Selective Service System remains as a contingency, should a military draft be re-introduced. For more information see the website.) Registration remains required. |
| Vanuatu | No |
| Venezuela | Yes({{Cite web |
