Austria

Austria Military

Military branches
Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)

Military manpower - military age and obligation
18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for voluntary service; from 2007, at the earliest, compulsory military service obligation will be reduced from 8 months to 6 (June 2004)

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 2,066,467 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males age 15-49: 1,699,384 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 48,981 (2004 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure
$1.497 billion (FY01/02)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP
0.85% (June 2004)



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