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 21 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 16,270,295 (1998 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 9,672,021 (1998 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 671,734 (1998 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure according to official Iranian data, Iran budgeted 8,283.9 billion rials for defense in 1997; note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using current exchange rates could produce misleading results

NOTE: The information regarding Iran on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Iran Military 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Iran Military 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.