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Economic Indicator: Military Statistics (Military Expenditure, Military Branches, Service Age and Obligation, Manpower Available and Fit for Military Service)
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Swiss Franc
Currency Symbol: CHF
Military Expenditures: 0.76% of GDP (2012) ; 0.75% of GDP (2011) ; 0.76% of GDP (2010)
Military Branches: Swiss Armed Forces: Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe) (2013)
Military Service Age And Obligation: 19-26 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years (2012)
Manpower Available For Military Service: males age 16-49: 1,828,043 ; females age 16-49: 1,786,552 (2010 est.)
Manpower Fit For Military Service: males age 16-49: 1,493,509 ; females age 16-49: 1,459,450 (2010 est.)
Manpower Reaching Militarily Significant Age Annually: male: 46,562 ; female: 42,585 (2010 est.)