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Military of Sweden

Military branches:Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten): Army (Armen), Royal Swedish Navy (Marinen), Swedish Air Force (Svenska Flygvapnet) (2006)
Military service age and obligation:19 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation: 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47 (2006)
Manpower available for military service:males age 19-49: 1,838,427
females age 19-49: 1,774,659 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:males age 19-49: 1,493,668
females age 19-49: 1,441,257 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:males age 18-49: 58,724
females age 19-49: 55,954 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:1.5% (2005 est.)

Sweden Quickstats

  • Population: 9,031,088 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 449,964 sq km
  • Density: 20 /km² (185th)
  • GDP (total): $291 billion (34th)
  • GDP (per capita): $32,200 (18th)
  • Literacy: 99%

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  • Currency: Swedish krona (SEK)
  • Dial code: +46

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