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Iraq Military:
Military branches:
Iraqi Armed Forces: Iraqi Regular Army (includes Iraqi Special Operations Force, Iraqi Intervention Force), Iraqi Navy (former Iraqi Coastal Defense Force), Iraqi Air Force (former Iraqi Army Air Corps)
Military manpower — military age and obligation:
18 years of age; the Iraqi Interim Government is creating a new professional Iraqi military force of men aged 18 to 40 to defend Iraq from external threats and the current insurgency (2004 est.)
Military manpower — availability:
males 18-49: 5,870,640 (2005 est.)
Military manpower — fit for military service:
males 18-49: 4,930,074 (2005 est.)
Military manpower — reaching military age annually:
males : 298,518 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures — dollar figure:
$1.3 billion (FY00 est.)
Military expenditures — percent of GDP:
NA
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