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Introduction - Ireland: | Location - Ireland: | People - Ireland: | Government - Ireland: | Economy - Ireland: | Communications - Ireland: | Transportation - Ireland: | Military - Ireland: | Military branches | Irish Defense Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireann): Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps) (2006) | | Military service age and obligation | 17 years of age for voluntary military service; enlistees under the age of 17 can be recruited for specialist positions (2001) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 17-49: 977,092
females age 17-49: 978,465 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 17-49: 814,768
females age 17-49: 813,981 (2005 est.) | | Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 29,327
females age 17-49: 28,139 (2005 est.) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 0.9% (2005 est.) | | Disputes international | Ireland, Iceland, and the UK dispute Denmarks claim that the Faroe Islands continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm | |
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