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Italy

 
     
    • Branches: 
      Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri 
     
    • Manpower availability: 
      males age 15-49 14,934,657; males fit for military service 12,962,594; males reach military age (18) annually 382,142 (1995 est.) 
     
    • Defense expenditures: 
      exchange rate conversion - $21.5 billion, 2% of GDP (1994)