Branches: Army, Naval Service, Army Air Corps

Military manpower: males 15-49, 882,382; 717,618 fit for military service; 34,390 reach military age (17) annually

Military budget: $169 million, 4.3% of central government budget (1987 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Ireland on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ireland Defense Forces 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ireland Defense Forces 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.