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• Branches: 
Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force 
 
• Manpower availability: 
males age 15-49 4,934,175; males fit for military service 4,274,900; males reach military age (17) annually 131,852 (1997 est.) 
 
• Defense expenditures: 
exchange rate conversion - $7.2 billion, 2.2% of GDP