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• Branches: 
Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force 
 
• Manpower availability: 
males age 15-49 14,429,485; males fit for military service 12,041,935 (1995 est.) 
 
• Defense expenditures: 
exchange rate conversion - $35.1 billion, 3.1% of GDP (FY95/96)