Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri

Manpower availability: males age 15-49 14,921,411; fit for military service 12,982,445; reach military age (18) annually 403,017 (1994 est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $16.1 billion, 1.3% of GDP (1992)

NOTE: The information regarding Italy on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Italy Defense Forces 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Italy Defense Forces 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.