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Introduction - Albania: | Location - Albania: | People - Albania: | Government - Albania: | Economy - Albania: | Communications - Albania: | Transportation - Albania: | Military - Albania: | Military branches | Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Defense Command, General Staff Headquarters (includes Logistics Command, Training and Doctrine Command) (2007) | | Military service age and obligation | 19 years of age (2004) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 19-49: 809,524
females age 19-49: 784,199 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 19-49: 668,526
females age 19-49: 648,334 (2005 est.) | | Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 37,407
females age 19-49: 34,587 (2005 est.) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 1.49% (2005 est.) | | Disputes international | the Albanian Government calls for the protection of the rights of ethnic Albanians in neighboring countries, and the peaceful resolution of interethnic disputes; some ethnic Albanian groups in neighboring countries advocate for a greater Albania, but the idea has little appeal among Albanian nationals; the mass emigration of unemployed Albanians remains a problem for developed countries, chiefly Greece and Italy | |
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |