Population: 70 615 thousand people. The military budget is 2,1 billion dollars (2001). The regular forces are 443 000 people. The reserve makes 254 000 people, including land forces - 150 000, Air Forces - 20 000, naval forces - 14 000, Air defence - 70 000. Militarized formations - 325 000 people, including the central security forces - 250 000, National Guard - 60 000, frontier troops - 15 000, Coastguard - 2 000. Recruitment - draft. Hitch - from 18 to 36 months. Mobilization resources - 19,8 million people, including 14,1 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 320 000 people, 4 military districts. 2 army headquarters, 4 tank and 8 mechanized divisions, 37 detached brigades (an armoured one of the republican guard, 1 lift-off, 1 airborne, 2 rocket, 4 armoured, 4 mechanized, 2 infantry, 15 artillery, lift-off), 2 commandos groups.

Arms: 9 operative tactical rockets, 12 tactical rockets, 3 860 tanks (including 555 M1A1 Abrams), 795 infantry fighting vehicles (including 310 YPR-765), 412 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, 4 308 armored troop carriers, 970 towed guns, 251 122 and 155 mm self-propelled guns (including 175 M109A2), 156 missile systems, 2 400 mortars, 2 350 antitank missile system (1 400 Malyutka, 220 Milan, 200 Swingfire, 530 Toy), 934 antiaircraft emplacements, 671 portable surface-to-air missile systems.

Air force: 30 000 people, 585 war-planes, 125 combat helicopters. Tactical elements: 7 fighter and bomber air squadrons, 21 air defence fighter squadrons, 2 reconnaissance air squadron, 4 helicopter squadrons, 1 training air squadron. Planes and helicopters: 42 Alpha Jet, 44 PRCJ-6, 29 F-4E, 78 Mirage-5 of modifications D, E, E2, SDR and SDD, 21 Mirage-2000 (C and D), 153 F-16 (A, B, C and D), 88 MiG-21, 53 PRC J-7, 54 EMB-312, 40 L-29, 48 L-39, 30 L-59, 19 C-130H, 5 E-2C, 74 SA-342 (K and L), 5 Sea King, 6 Bich-1900, 9 DHC-5D, Super King R, 4 Gulf Stream-3 and 4, 3 Falcon-20, 36 AH-64A, 29 Commando, 14 CH-47H, 40 Mi-8, 12 Mi-4, 17 UH-12E. Pilotless vehicles: 29 SCARAB. Air defence: 75000 people, 4 divisions: 40 SA-2, 53 SA-3, 14 SA-6. 12 SAM batteries Advanced Hawk, 12 SAM batteries Chaparrel, 14 SAM batteries Crotal.

Naval forces: 19000 (including 12000 in service for a fixed period), 4 submarines of pr.033, 1 destroyer of the Z type, 10 frigates with guided missiles (4 Oliver H. Perry, 2 Nox, 2 Desquberta, 2 Tszyanhu), 19 missile boats (4 pr.205, 6 Ramadan, 5 October, 4 Hegu), 18 patrol vessels (6 Shershen, 4 Shanghai-2, 8 Hainan), 3 small storm-boats pr.770, 9 storm-boats pr.106, 13 minesweepers (4 pr.254, 6 pr.266, 3 Swift-ship), 22 support vessels (8 tankers, 2 torpedo-boats, 1 presidential yacht, 6 towboats). Naval aircraft: 10 helicopters SH-2G (E). Coastguard: 2 000 people, 75 patrol boats.