Italy Military 1997

Military branches Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 14,356,666 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 12,423,178 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 339,255 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $20.4 billion (1995)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1.9% (1995)

Disputes - international Italy is negotiating with Slovenia over property and minority rightsissues dating from World War II; Croatia and Italy have not resolved a bilateralissue dating from WWII over property and ethnic minority rights

Illicit drugs important gateway for and consumer of Latin American cocaine and SouthwestAsian heroin entering the European market

NOTE: The information regarding Italy 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 Italy Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Italy Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.