Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Military branches: Islamic Republic of Iran regular forces (includes Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces), Revolutionary Guards (includes Ground, Air, Navy, Qods, and Basij-mobilization-forces), Law Enforcement Forces Military manpower - military age: 17 years of age Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 17,762,030 (2000 est.) Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 10,545,869 (2000 est.) Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 801,260 (2000 est.) Military expenditures - dollar figure: $5.787 billion (FY98/99) Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 2.9% (FY98/99) Iran is believed to be mounting its own Manhattan Project to develop nuclear weapons. See also : Iran This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.