Sweden:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Definition Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten): Army (Armen), Royal Swedish Navy (Marinen), Swedish Air Force (Svenska Flygvapnet) (2007)
Military service age and obligation	Definition 19 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation: 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47 (2006)
Manpower available for military service	Definition males age 16-49: 2,052,890 females age 16-49: 1,980,550 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 1,699,115 females age 16-49: 1,637,868 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually	Definition males age 16-49: 64,605 females age 16-49: 61,110 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	Definition - World rank and map 1.5% (2005 est.)

Disputes - international	Definition none