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Netherlands Military:

Military branches:
Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Constabulary, Defense Interservice Command (DICO)

Military manpower — military age and obligation:
20 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2004 est.)

Military manpower — availability:
males 20-49: 3,557,918 (2005 est.)

Military manpower — fit for military service:
males 20-49: 2,856,691 (2005 est.)

Military manpower — reaching military age annually:
males : 99,934 (2005 est.)
note: Netherlands has an all-volunteer, 74,100 force in 2001

Military expenditures — dollar figure:
$9.41 billion (2004 est.)

Military expenditures — percent of GDP:
1.6% (2004 est.)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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