In a message dated 9/14/01 2:51:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> The government of the Neatherlands could take on the army of Afganastan
> and/or Iraq. Wow, I didn't know it was such an elite force.
I looked it up... I was curious. It's a decent sized force for a country a
little less than twice the size of New Jersey. (From the CIA factbook.)
Military branches: Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes
Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal
Constabulary
Military manpower - military age: 20 years of age
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 4,090,273 (2000 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 3,566,882 (2000 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 96,684 (2000 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $6.956 billion (FY98)
Do females not serve in the Dutch military?
Jon
