Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabinieri

Manpower availability: males 15-49, 14,747,224; 12,877,803 fit for military service; 418,043 reach military age (18) annually

Defense expenditures: $19.2 billion, 2.2% of GDP (1990)

NOTE: The information regarding Italy 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 Italy Defense Forces 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Italy Defense Forces 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.