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Introduction - Singapore: | Location - Singapore: | People - Singapore: | Government - Singapore: | Economy - Singapore: | Communications - Singapore: | Transportation - Singapore: | Military - Singapore: | Military branches | Singapore Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Republic of Singapore Air Force (includes Air Defense) (2006) | | Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or 50 (officers) (2006) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 1,215,568 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 982,368 (2005 est.) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 4.9% (2005 est.) | | Disputes international | disputes persist with Malaysia over deliveries of fresh water to Singapore, Singapores extensive land reclamation works, bridge construction, and maritime boundaries in the Johor and Singapore Straits; in November 2007, the ICJ will hold public hearings as a consequence of the Memorials and Countermemorials filed by the parties in 2003 and 2005 over sovereignty of Pedra Branca Island/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge; Indonesia and Singapore continue to work on finalization of their 1973 maritime boundary agreement by defining unresolved areas north of Indonesias Batam Island; piracy remains a problem in the Malacca Strait | |
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