Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force

Military manpower: males 15-49, 14,721,704; 12,855,022 fit for military service; 430,782 reach military age (18) annually

Defense expenditures: 2.4% of GDP, or $19 billion (1989 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Italy on this page is re-published from the 1990 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Italy Defense Forces 1990 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Italy Defense Forces 1990 should be addressed to the CIA.