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Introduction - Austria: | Location - Austria: | People - Austria: | Government - Austria: | Economy - Austria: | Communications - Austria: | Transportation - Austria: | Military - Austria: | Military branches | Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK) | | Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for voluntary service; service obligation 7 months of training, followed by an 8-year reserve obligation (2006) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 1,914,800
females age 18-49: 1,870,134 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 1,550,441
females age 18-49: 1,515,365 (2005 est.) | | Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 48,967
females age 18-49: 46,633 (2005 est.) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 0.9% (2005 est.) | | Disputes international | in 2006, Austrian public protests for the Czech Republic to close the Temelin nuclear power plant resulted in a parliamentary motion threatening international legal action | |
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |