| Military manpower - military age (2001) | Military manpower - military age (2001) | ||
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				Afghanistan | 22 years of age | 22 years of age | 
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				Albania | 19 years of age | 19 years of age | 
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				Algeria | 19 years of age | 19 years of age | 
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				Angola | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Argentina | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				Armenia | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Australia | 17 years of age | 17 years of age | 
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				Austria | 19 years of age | 19 years of age | 
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				Azerbaijan | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Bahrain | 15 years of age | 15 years of age | 
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				Belarus | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Belgium | 19 years of age | 19 years of age | 
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				Belize | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Benin | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Bhutan | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Bolivia | 19 years of age | 19 years of age | 
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				Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19 years of age | 19 years of age | 
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				Botswana | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Brazil | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Brunei | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Bulgaria | 19 years of age | 19 years of age | 
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				Burma | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Burundi | 16 years of age | 16 years of age | 
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				Cambodia | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Cameroon | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Canada | 17 years of age | 17 years of age | 
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				Chad | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				Chile | 19 years of age | 19 years of age | 
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				China | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Colombia | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Congo, Republic of the | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				Costa Rica | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Cote d'Ivoire | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Croatia | 19 years of age | 19 years of age | 
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				Cuba | 17 years of age | 17 years of age | 
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				Cyprus | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Czech Republic | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Denmark | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Dominican Republic | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Ecuador | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				Egypt | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				El Salvador | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Estonia | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Ethiopia | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Fiji | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Finland | 17 years of age | 17 years of age | 
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				France | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Gabon | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				Georgia | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Germany | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Ghana | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Greece | 21 years of age | 21 years of age | 
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				Guatemala | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Haiti | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Honduras | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Hong Kong | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Hungary | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				India | 17 years of age | 17 years of age | 
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				Indonesia | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Iran | 21 years of age | 21 years of age | 
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				Iraq | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Ireland | 17 years of age | 17 years of age | 
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				Israel | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Italy | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Jamaica | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Japan | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Jordan | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Kazakhstan | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Korea, North | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Korea, South | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Kuwait | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Kyrgyzstan | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Laos | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Latvia | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Libya | 17 years of age | 17 years of age | 
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				Lithuania | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Luxembourg | 19 years of age | 19 years of age | 
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				Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 19 years of age | 19 years of age | 
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				Madagascar | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				Malaysia | 21 years of age | 21 years of age | 
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				Mexico | 18 years of age
 note: starting in 2000, females will be allowed to volunteer for military service  | 
				18 years of age
 note: starting in 2000, females will be allowed to volunteer for military service  | 
				
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				Moldova | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Mongolia | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Morocco | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Nepal | 17 years of age | 17 years of age | 
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				Netherlands | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				Netherlands Antilles | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				New Zealand | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				Nicaragua | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Niger | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Nigeria | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Norway | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				Oman | 14 years of age | 14 years of age | 
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				Pakistan | 17 years of age | 17 years of age | 
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				Paraguay | 17 years of age | 17 years of age | 
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				Peru | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				Philippines | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				Poland | 19 years of age | 19 years of age | 
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				Portugal | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				Qatar | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Reunion | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Romania | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				Russia | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Saudi Arabia | 17 years of age | 17 years of age | 
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				Senegal | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Slovakia | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Slovenia | 19 years of age | 19 years of age | 
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				South Africa | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Spain | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				Sri Lanka | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Sudan | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Sweden | 19 years of age | 19 years of age | 
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				Switzerland | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				Syria | 19 years of age | 19 years of age | 
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				Taiwan | 19 years of age | 19 years of age | 
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				Tajikistan | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Thailand | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Tunisia | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				Turkey | 20 years of age | 20 years of age | 
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				Turkmenistan | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Ukraine | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				United Arab Emirates | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				United States | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Uzbekistan | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Venezuela | 18 years of age | 18 years of age | 
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				Vietnam | 17 years of age | 17 years of age | 
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				Yemen | 14 years of age | 14 years of age | 
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				Yugoslavia | 19 years of age | 19 years of age |