Branches: Army (including Naval Service and Air Corps), National Police (GARDA)

Manpower availability: males 15-49, 871,578; 705,642 fit for military service; 33,175 reach military age (17) annually

Defense expenditures: $458 million, 1.6% of GDP (1990 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Ireland on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ireland Defense Forces 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ireland Defense Forces 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.