Congo, Republic of the
18 years of age for voluntary military
service (2001)

Costa Rica
18 years of age (2004 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military
service; conscript service obligation - 18 months (2004)

Croatia
18 years of age for compulsory military service, with
6-month service obligation; 16 years of age with consent for
voluntary service (2004)

Cuba
17 years of age; both sexes are eligible for military service
(2004 est.)

Cyprus
18 years of age (2004 est.)

Czech Republic
18-50 years of age for compulsory and voluntary
military service; service obligation - 12 months; conscription due
to end by 2005 (January 2004)

Denmark
18 years of age for compulsory and volunteer military
service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies
from 4 to 12 months according to specialization; reservists are
assigned to mobilization units following completion of their
conscript service (2004)

Djibouti
18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001)

Dominican Republic
18 years of age for voluntary military service
(2001)

East Timor
18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)

Ecuador
20 years of age for conscript military service; 12-month
service obligation (2004)

Egypt
18 years of age for conscript military service; 3-year service
obligation (2001)

El Salvador
18 years of age for compulsory military service, with
12-month service obligation; 16 years of age for volunteers (2002)

Equatorial Guinea
18 years of age (est.) (2004)

Eritrea
18 years of age for voluntary and compulsory military
service; conscript service obligation - 16 months (2004)

Estonia
18 years of age for compulsory military service, with
11-month service obligation; Estonia has committed to retaining
conscription for men and women up to 2010; 17 years of age for
volunteers (2004)

Ethiopia
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military
service (2001)

Fiji
18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)

Finland
18 years of age for voluntary and compulsory military
service (October 2004)

France
17 years of age with consent for voluntary military service
(2001)

Gabon
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service
(2001)

Gambia, The
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no
conscription (2001)

Georgia
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