United States Military 1997

Military branches Department of the Army, Department of the Navy (includes Marine Corps),Department of the Air Force
note: the Coast Guard falls under the Department of Transportation, but inwartime reports to the Department of the Navy

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49 : 69,414,007 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: NA

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 1,864,580 (1996 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $267.2 billion (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 3.4% (1997 est.)

Disputes - international maritime boundary disputes with Canada (Dixon Entrance, Beaufort Sea,Strait of Juan de Fuca, Machias Seal Island); US Naval Base at GuantanamoBay is leased from Cuba and only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the area can terminate the lease; Haiti claims Navassa Island; US has made noterritorial claim in Antarctica (but has reserved the right to do so) anddoes not recognize the claims of any other nation; Republic of Marshall

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