Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie

Manpower availability: males age 15-49 2,558,109; fit for military service 2,130,172; reach military age (19) annually 61,710 (1994 est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $3.8 billion, 1.8% of GDP (1993)

NOTE: The information regarding Belgium on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Belgium Defense Forces 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Belgium Defense Forces 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.