New Zealand
Military: NEW ZEALAND
Military branches:
New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (Te Hokowhitu o Kahurangi, RNZAF) (2013)
Military service age and obligation:
17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription; 3 years of secondary education required; must be a citizen of NZ, the UK, Australia, Canada, or the US, and resident of NZ for the previous 5 years (2013)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,019,798
females age 16-49: 1,003,429 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 843,526
females age 16-49: 828,779 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 30,846
female: 28,825 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
country comparison to the world: 99
Transnational Issues: NEW ZEALAND
Disputes - international:
asserts a territorial claim in Antarctica (Ross Dependency)
Illicit drugs:
significant consumer of amphetamines
