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Israel:
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Other pages in this profile of Israel:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Naval Forces (INF), Israel Air Force (IAF) (2007) |
Military service age and obligation |
17 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druzes) and voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both sexes are obligated to military service; conscript service obligation: 36 months for men, 24 months for women, 48 months for officers; reserve obligation to age 41-54 for men and 24 for women (2007) |
Manpower available for military service |
males age 17-49: 1,492,125 females age 17-49: 1,443,916 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
males age 17-49: 1,255,902 females age 17-49: 1,212,394 (2005 est.) |
Manpower reaching military age annually |
males age 18-49: 53,760 females age 15-49: 51,293 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
7.3% (2006) |
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Disputes - international |
West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation; Israel continues construction of a "seam line" separation barrier along parts of the Green Line and within the West Bank; Israel withdrew its settlers and military from the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the West Bank in August 2005; Golan Heights is Israeli-occupied (Lebanon claims the Shab'a Farms area of Golan Heights); since 1948, about 350 peacekeepers from the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) headquartered in Jerusalem monitor ceasefires, supervise armistice agreements, prevent isolated incidents from escalating, and assist other UN personnel in the region |
Refugees and internally displaced persons |
IDPs: 150,000-420,000 (Arab villagers displaced from homes in northern Israel) (2006) |
Illicit drugs |
increasingly concerned about ecstasy, cocaine, and heroin abuse; drugs arrive in country from Lebanon and, increasingly, from Jordan; money-laundering center |
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