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Military branches | Luxembourg Army (l'Armée Luxembourgeoise) (2021) |
Military service age and obligation | 18-26 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (abolished 1969); Luxembourg citizen or EU citizen with 3-year residence in Luxembourg (2021) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 0.57% of GDP (2020 est.) 0.54% of GDP (2019) 0.5% of GDP (2018) 0.51% of GDP (2017) 0.39% of GDP (2016) |
Military and security service personnel strengths | the Luxembourg Army has approximately 900 active personnel (2021) |
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the inventory of Luxembourg's Army is a small mix of European and US equipment; since 2010, it has received small quantities of equipment from Germany, Norway, and Sweden (2020) |
Military - note | Luxembourg is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) in 1949 |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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