Iceland:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	no regular military forces; Icelandic National Police (2006)
Manpower available for military service	males age 18-49: 69,038 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	males age 18-49: 56,777 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	0% (2005 est.)
Military - note	under a 1951 bilateral agreement, Iceland's defense was provided by a US-manned Icelandic Defense Force (IDF) headquartered in Keflavik; in October 2006, all US military forces in Iceland were withdrawn; nonetheless, the US and Iceland signed a Joint Understanding to strengthen their bilateral defense relationship, including regular security consultations, military communications in the event of national emergencies, annual bilateral exercises on Icelandic territory, and future bilateral and NATO support to four Iceland Air Defense System (IADS) radar sites

Disputes - international	Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm