military
17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2003 (2007)
www.exxun.com/Slovenia/h_ml.html
military
... troops from Australia, NZ, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Tonga - had been scaled back to 303 police officers, 197 civilian technical advisers, and 72 military advisers from 15 countries across the region
www.exxun.com/SolomonIslands/d_gv.html
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no regular military forces; Solomon Islands Police Force (2008)
www.exxun.com/SolomonIslands/h_ml.html
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since 2003, the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), consisting of police, military, and civilian advisors drawn from 15 countries, has assisted in reestablishing and maintaining civil and political order ...
www.exxun.com/SolomonIslands/i_ti.html
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with the end of apartheid and the establishment of majority rule, former military, black homelands forces, and ex-opposition forces were integrated into the South African National Defense Force (SANDF); as of ...
www.exxun.com/SouthAfrica/h_ml.html
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South Africa has placed military along the border to apprehend the thousands of Zimbabweans fleeing economic dysfunction and political persecution; as of January 2007, South Africa also supports large numbers of refugees ...
www.exxun.com/SouthAfrica/i_ti.html
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no indigenous inhabitants note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001 replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological ...
www.exxun.com/SouthGeorgiaSouthSandwichIs/c_pp.html
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... claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines. About 45 islands are occupied by relatively small numbers of military forces from China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Brunei has established a fishing zone ...
www.exxun.com/SpratlyIslands/a_fg.html
military
18 years of age for voluntary military service (2007)
www.exxun.com/SriLanka/h_ml.html
Military
Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from the UK in 1956. Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars during most of the remainder of the ...
www.exxun.com/Sudan/a_fg.html
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... power-sharing government under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA); the NCP, which came to power by military coup in 1989, is the majority partner; the agreement stipulates national elections in 2009
www.exxun.com/Sudan/d_gv.html
military
18-30 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year service obligation (2006)
www.exxun.com/Sudan/h_ml.html
military
... which includes 240,000 Darfur residents driven from their homes by Janjawid armed militia and the Sudanese military forces; Sudan, in turn, hosted about 116,000 Eritreans, 20,000 Chadians, and smaller numbers of Ethiopians ...
www.exxun.com/Sudan/i_ti.html
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... nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1990, the military overthrew the civilian leadership, but a democratically elected government - a four-party New Front coalition ...
www.exxun.com/Suriname/a_fg.html
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no regular military forces
www.exxun.com/Svalbard/h_ml.html
military
18-30 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2008)
www.exxun.com/Swaziland/h_ml.html
military
A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Sweden's long-successful economic ...
www.exxun.com/Sweden/a_fg.html
military
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)
www.exxun.com/Sweden/h_ml.html
military
... of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; the Swiss Constitution states that "every Swiss male is obliged to do military service ...
www.exxun.com/Switzerland/h_ml.html
military
... until its independence in 1946. The country lacked political stability, however, and experienced a series of military coups during its first decades. Syria united with Egypt in February 1958 to form the ...
www.exxun.com/Syria/a_fg.html
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republic under an authoritarian military-dominated regime
www.exxun.com/Syria/d_gv.html
military
18 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 30 months (18 months in the Syrian Arab Navy); women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve (2004)
www.exxun.com/Syria/h_ml.html
military
In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists ...
www.exxun.com/Taiwan/a_fg.html
military
19-35 years of age for male compulsory military service; service obligation 16 months (to be shortened to 14 months as of July 2007 and to 12 months in 2008); women may enlist ...
www.exxun.com/Taiwan/h_ml.html
