Military of Belgium (original) (raw)

**Military branches:**Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie

**Military manpower - military age:**19 years of age

Military manpower - availability:
_males age 15-49:_2,527,752 (2000 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
_males age 15-49:_2,090,800 (2000 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
_males:_64,165 (2000 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:$2.8 billion (FY99)

**Military expenditures - percent of GDP:**1.2% (FY99)

Reference

Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000.

See also : Belgium