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Romania:
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Other pages in this profile of Romania:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Definition Land Forces, Naval Forces, Romanian Air Force (Fortele Aeriene Romane, FAR), Special Operations (2008) |
Military service age and obligation |
Definition 18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription officially ended October 2006; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service; subsequent voluntary service contracts are for successive 3-year terms until the age of 36 (2006) |
Manpower available for military service |
Definition males age 16-49: 5,682,299 females age 16-49: 5,557,098 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 4,572,017 females age 16-49: 4,644,474 (2008 est.) |
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually |
Definition males age 16-49: 127,706 females age 16-49: 121,852 (2008 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
Definition - World rank and map 1.9% (2007 est.) |
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Disputes - international |
Definition the ICJ gave Ukraine until December 2006 to reply, and Romania until June 2007 to issue a rejoinder, in their dispute submitted in 2004 over Ukrainian-administered Zmiyinyy/Serpilor (Snake) Island and Black Sea maritime boundary delimitation; Romania also opposes Ukraine's reopening of a navigation canal from the Danube border through Ukraine to the Black Sea |
Illicit drugs |
Definition major transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin transiting the Balkan route and small amounts of Latin American cocaine bound for Western Europe; although not a significant financial center, role as a narcotics conduit leaves it vulnerable to laundering, which occurs via the banking system, currency exchange houses, and casinos |
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