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Information About The Military |
Military branches:
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Defense Command: Army Operational Command, Admiral Danish Fleet, Island Command Greenland, Tactical Air Command, Home Guard (2008)
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Military service age and obligation:
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18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months according to specialization; reservists are assigned to mobilization units following completion of their conscript service; women eligible to volunteer for military service (2004)
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Manpower available for military service:
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males age 16-49: 1,235,067
females age 16-49: 1,215,418 (2008 est.)
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Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 16-49: 1,013,223
females age 16-49: 998,837 (2009 est.)
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Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
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male: 37,231
female: 35,306 (2009 est.)
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Military expenditures:
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1.3% of GDP (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 125
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