Branches: Army, Air Force, Frontier Guards, Fortification Guards

Manpower availability: males 15-49, 1,802,005; 1,549,347 fit for military service; 42,619 reach military age (20) annually

Defense expenditures: $4.6 billion, 2% of GDP (1990)

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