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Ireland:
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Other pages in this profile of Ireland:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Irish Defense Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireann): Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps) (2006) |
Military service age and obligation |
17 years of age for voluntary military service; enlistees under the age of 17 can be recruited for specialist positions (2001) |
Manpower available for military service |
males age 17-49: 977,092 females age 17-49: 978,465 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
males age 17-49: 814,768 females age 17-49: 813,981 (2005 est.) |
Manpower reaching military age annually |
males age 18-49: 29,327 females age 17-49: 28,139 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
0.9% (2005 est.) |
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Disputes - international |
Ireland, Iceland, and the UK dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm |
Illicit drugs |
transshipment point for and consumer of hashish from North Africa to the UK and Netherlands and of European-produced synthetic drugs; increasing consumption of South American cocaine; minor transshipment point for heroin and cocaine destined for Western Europe; despite recent legislation, narcotics-related money laundering - using bureaux de change, trusts, and shell companies involving the offshore financial community - remains a concern |
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