Military branches Army (includes Naval Service and Air Corps), National Police (GardaSiochana)

Military manpower - military age 17 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 959,807 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males : 778,234 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males : 36,560 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $618 million (1994)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1.3% (1994)

Disputes - international Northern Ireland question with the UK; Rockall continental shelf disputeinvolving Denmark, Iceland, and the UK (Ireland and the UK have signed a boundary agreement in the Rockall area)

Illicit drugs transshipment point for and consumer of hashish from North Africa tothe UK and Netherlands and of European-produced synthetic drugs; transshipment point for heroin and cocaine

Current issues The territories occupied by Israel since the 1967 war are not includedin the data below, unless otherwise noted. In keeping with the framework established at the Madrid Conference in October 1991, bilateral negotiationsare being conducted between Israel and Palestinian representatives, and Israeland Syria, to achieve a permanent settlement between them. On 25 April 1982,Israel withdrew from the Sinai pursuant to the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace treaty.Outstanding territorial and other disputes with Jordan were resolved in the26 October 1994 Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace.

NOTE: The information regarding Ireland on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ireland Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ireland Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.