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Other pages in this profile of the Netherlands:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Definition Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Military Police (2008) |
Military service age and obligation |
Definition 20 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2004) |
Manpower available for military service |
Definition males age 16-49: 3,950,825 females age 16-49: 3,850,800 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 3,233,773 females age 16-49: 3,150,790 (2008 est.) |
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually |
Definition males age 16-49: 105,735 females age 16-49: 100,747 (2008 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
Definition - World rank and map 1.6% (2005 est.) |
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Disputes - international |
Definition none |
Illicit drugs |
Definition major European producer of synthetic drugs, including ecstasy, and cannabis cultivator; important gateway for cocaine, heroin, and hashish entering Europe; major source of US-bound ecstasy; large financial sector vulnerable to money laundering; significant consumer of ecstasy |
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