Military branches Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Command

Military manpower - military age 17 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49 : 1,211,700 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 721,592 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 59,216 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $1.4 billion (1994 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 6.1% (1994 est.)

Disputes - international maritime boundary dispute with Tunisia; Libya claims about 19,400 sqkm in northern Niger and part of southeastern Algeria

NOTE: The information regarding Libya 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 Libya Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Libya Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.