<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Ireland<nl>Defense Forces</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Branches:</hi> Army (including Naval Service and Air Corps), National Police (Garda Siochana)
<item><hi format=bold>Manpower availability:</hi> males age 15-49 914,052; fit for military service 739,288; reach military age (17) annually 33,809 (1994 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Defense expenditures:</hi> exchange rate conversion—$500 million, 1.3% of GDP (1993)