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Introduction - Iraq: | Location - Iraq: | People - Iraq: | Government - Iraq: | Economy - Iraq: | Communications - Iraq: | Transportation - Iraq: | Military - Iraq: | Military branches | Iraqi Armed Forces: Iraqi Army (includes Iraqi Special Operations Force, Iraqi Intervention Force), Iraqi Navy (former Iraqi Coastal Defense Force), Iraqi Air Force (former Iraqi Army Air Corps) (2005) | | Military service age and obligation | 18-40 for voluntary military service (2006) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 5,870,640
females age 18-49: 5,642,073 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 4,930,074
females age 18-49: 4,771,105 (2005 est.) | | Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 198,518
females age 18-49: 289,879 (2005 est.) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 8.6% (2006) | | Disputes international | coalition forces assist Iraqis in monitoring internal and cross-border security; approximately two million Iraqis have fled the conflict in Iraq, with the majority taking refuge in Syria and Jordan, and lesser numbers to Egypt, Lebanon, Iran, and Turkey; Iraqs lack of a maritime boundary with Iran prompts jurisdiction disputes beyond the mouth of the Shatt al Arab in the Persian Gulf; Turkey has expressed concern over the autonomous status of Kurds in Iraq | |
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |