World Facts - Military

[Pfc_Norup]

Based of facts from the CIA world fact book
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html

Canada:
Military manpower - availability: age 16-49: 8,216,510 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:  223,821 (2005 est.)

Military age and obligation: 16 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $9,801.7 million (2003) 

Denmark:
Military manpower - availability: age 18-49: 1,175,108 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually: 31,317 (2005 est.) 

Military age and obligation: 18 years of age for compulsory and volunteer military service (2004)

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $3,271.6 million (2003) 

UK:
Military manpower - availability: age 16-49: 14,607,724 (2005 est.) 

Military manpower - reaching military age annually: NA ( approx. 395,000 based on birth rate )

Military age and obligation: 16 years of age for voluntary military service (January 2004) 

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $42,836.5 million (2003) 

USA:
Military manpower - availability: age 18-49: 67,742,879 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually: 2,143,873 (2005 est.) 

Military age and obligation: 18 years of age (2004) 

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $370.7 billion (FY04 est.) (March 2003) 

China:
Military manpower - availability: age 18-49: 342,956,265 (2005 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually: 13,186,433 (2005 est.) 

Military age and obligation: 18-22 years of age for compulsory military service, no minimum age for voluntary service (2004) 

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $67.49 billion (2004) 

 

[D-n-A]

Interesting stats, but the US one is wrong(amazing how the CIA got that wrong). You can also join up when your 17(just need HS diploma or GED an parents/guardian to sign off on it).

 

[Patroels]

Very interesting...

But why?
Who needs these numbers and for what?


Troels

 

[alexpb]

wow China's military manpower availability...wow...didn't know it was that high.