Australia Military 1997

Military branches Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force

Military manpower - military age 17 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49 : 4,863,007 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 4,200,090 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 127,508 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $7.9 billion (FY96/97)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1.9% (FY96/97)

Disputes - international territorial claim in Antarctica (Australian Antarctic Territory)

Illicit drugs Tasmania is one of the world's major suppliers of licit opiate products;government maintains strict controls over areas of opium poppy cultivationand output of poppy straw concentrate

NOTE: The information regarding Australia on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Australia Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Australia Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.