Military of the Netherlands
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| Military of Netherlands |
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| Service branches | Koninklijke Landmacht Koninklijke Marine, Koninklijke Luchtmacht Koninklijke Marechaussee |
| Military age | 20 |
| Available for military service |
3,557,918, age 15–49 (2005 est.) |
| Fit for military service |
2,856,691, age 15–49 (2005 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually |
123,584 (2005 est.) |
| Active personnel | 61,130 (77th) |
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| Budget | € 8.195.000.000 (2008) |
| Percent of GDP | 1.6% (2008) |
The military of the Netherlands is composed of four branches, all of which carry the prefix Koninklijke (Royal):
- Koninklijke Landmacht (KL), the Royal Netherlands Army.
- Koninklijke Marine (KM), the Royal Netherlands Navy, including the Naval Air Service and Marine Corps.
- Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu), the Royal Netherlands Air Force
- Koninklijke Marechaussee (KMar), the Royal Military Police, tasks include military police and some civil police duties.
Conscription in the Netherlands was suspended in 1996. All military specialities, except the Submarine service, Marine Corps and the Commando Corps, are open to women. The Dutch Ministry of Defence employs 68,000 personnel, including both civilian and military personnel.
[edit] Budget rise
The budget for the military in 2007 was 7.7 billion euros. Several political parties have suggested raising the military expenditure so that it is closer to the NATO standard for military expenditures, which is 2.0% of the GDP. For 2008 there is a small budget rise of around 500 million euros, bringing the current budget to 8.2 billion euros. With the agreement to stay in Afghanistan until 2010, another 850 million euros will be added to the budget over the next few months, to compete with the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan.
[edit] References and links
- This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.
- Netherlands
[edit] External links
- Official homepage of the Ministry of Defense
- Official homepage of the Royal Netherlands Air Force
- Official homepage of the Royal Netherlands Army
- Official homepage of the Royal Netherlands Navy
- Official homepage of the Royal Military Police
- Military aircraft in the Netherlands
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