Military of Belgium
Military branches: Land Component, Naval Component, Air Component and Medical Component
Military manpower - military age:
18 years of age
<p>Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49:
2,527,752 (2000 est.)
<p>Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49:
2,090,800 (2000 est.)
<p>Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males:
64,165 (2000 est.)
<p>Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$2.8 billion (FY99)
<p>Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.2% (FY99)
<p>Land Army(1995):
- Main Battle Tanks: 132 Leopard 1A5, 202 Leopard 1A1 (23 in park, 155 for sale)
- Light Tanks: 132 Scorpion (all for sale)
- Armored Recon: 153 Scimitar (33 in park)
- Armored Personnel Carrier:
163 M-113 (plus 164 variants)
198 Spartan (plus 112 variants)(25 in park, 150 for sale)
Source: CDROM of L'annee strategique et les equilibres militaires, 1996
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Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000.
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