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Introduction - Israel: | Location - Israel: | People - Israel: | Government - Israel: | Economy - Israel: | Communications - Israel: | Transportation - Israel: | Military - Israel: | Military branches | Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Naval Forces (INF), Israel Air Force (IAF) (2007) | | Military service age and obligation | 17 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druzes) and voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript service obligation: 36 months for men, 24 months for women, 48 months for officers; reserve obligation to age 41-54 (men) and 24 (women) (2007) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 17-49: 1,492,125
females age 17-49: 1,443,916 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 17-49: 1,255,902
females age 17-49: 1,212,394 (2005 est.) | | Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 53,760
females age 15-49: 51,293 (2005 est.) | | Refugees and internally displaced persons | IDPs: 150,000-420,000 (Arab villagers displaced from homes in northern Israel) (2006) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 7.3% (2006) | | Disputes international | West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation; Israel continues construction of a seam line separation barrier along parts of the Green Line and within the West Bank; Israel withdrew its settlers and military from the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the West Bank in August 2005; Golan Heights is Israeli-occupied (Lebanon claims the Shaba Farms area of Golan Heights); since 1948, about 350 peacekeepers from the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) headquartered in Jerusalem monitor ceasefires, supervise armistice agreements, prevent isolated incidents from escalating, and assist other UN personnel in the region | |
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |