Norway Military 1997

Military branches Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (includes Coast Artillery and CoastGuard), Royal Norwegian Air Force, Home Guard

Military manpower - military age 20 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 1,112,390 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males : 925,780 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 27,382 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $3.7 billion (1995)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 2.9% (1995)

Disputes - international territorial claim in Antarctica (Queen Maud Land); Svalbard is the focusof a maritime boundary dispute in the Barents Sea between Norway and Russia

Illicit drugs minor transshipment point for drugs shipped via the CIS and Baltic statesfor the European market; increasing domestic consumption of cannabis and amphetamines

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