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Austria:
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Other pages in this profile of Austria:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK) |
Military service age and obligation |
18-35 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for male or female voluntary service; service obligation 7 months of training, followed by an 8-year reserve obligation (2006) |
Manpower available for military service |
males age 18-49: 1,914,800 females age 18-49: 1,870,134 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
males age 18-49: 1,550,441 females age 18-49: 1,515,365 (2005 est.) |
Manpower reaching military age annually |
males age 18-49: 48,967 females age 18-49: 46,633 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
0.9% (2005 est.) |
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Disputes - international |
in 2006, Austrian public protests for the Czech Republic to close the Temelin nuclear power plant resulted in a parliamentary motion threatening international legal action |
Illicit drugs |
transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and South American cocaine destined for Western Europe; increasing consumption of European-produced synthetic drugs |
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