Population: 8 823 thousand people. The military budget is 104 million dollars (2001). The regular forces - up to 70 000 people, including gendarmerie. Militarized formations (gendarmerie) - 9 000 people. Recruitment for the army is voluntary. Mobilization resources - 2 million people, including 1 million able-bodied men.
Land forces: 50 000 - 60 000 people, 6 infantry brigades, 1 motorized infantry regiment. Arms: 12 tanks T-54/55, about 110 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, more than 50 armored troop carriers, 5 122 mm MLRS, 41 105 122 mm towed howitzers, 250 81 and 120 mm mortars, 150 sub-machine guns and antiaircraft guns (14,5, 23 and 37 mm), portable surface-to-air missile systems Strela-2.
Air force: 1 000 people. Planes and helicopters: 5 MiG-21, several L-39, An-2, 3 An-8, Boeing 707, 8 Mi-17MD, 3 Mi-24.
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