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…showed last 75 words of 4704 total…e is compulsory for men between 18 and 47 years of age. An important component of the country's defense is the home guard, a volunteer service organized during World War II (1939-1945); the service has 125,000 members at present. In 1997 the armed forces included an army of 35,100, a navy of 9,200, and an air force of 8,800. In times of war, the armed forces can mobilize a reserve force of 570,000 people.