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Introduction - Italy: | Location - Italy: | People - Italy: | Government - Italy: | Economy - Italy: | Communications - Italy: | Transportation - Italy: | Military - Italy: | Military branches | Army (Esercito Italiano, EI), Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI), Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri Corps (Corpo dei Carabinieri, CC) (2005) | | Military service age and obligation | 18-27 year of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished January 2005; women may serve in any military branch; 10-month service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 45 (Army and Air Force) or 39 (Navy) (2006) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 13,491,260
females age 18-49: 12,886,033 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 10,963,513
females age 18-49: 10,452,189 (2005 est.) | | Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 286,344
females age 18-49: 270,099 (2005 est.) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 1.8% (2005 est.) | | Disputes international | Italys long coastline and developed economy entices tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from southeastern Europe and northern Africa | |
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |