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Military branches | Army of the Czech Republic (ACR): Joint Forces Command (includes Army and Air Forces), Support and Training Forces Command (2007) |
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Military service age and obligation | 18-50 years of age for voluntary military service; on-going transformation of military service into a fully professional, all-volunteer force no longer dependent on conscription began in January 2004 and is scheduled to be completed by 2007 (2005) |
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Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 2,414,728
females age 18-49: 2,329,412 (2005 est.) |
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Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 1,996,631
females age 18-49: 1,923,508 (2005 est.) |
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Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 66,583
females age 18-49: 63,363 (2005 est.) |
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Military expenditures percent of gdp | 1.81% (2005 est.) |
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Disputes international | in 2006, Austrian public protests for the Czech Republic to close the Temelin nuclear power plant resulted in an Austrian parliamentary motion threatening international legal action |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007