Population: 3 928 thousand people. The military budget is 678 million dollars (2001). The regular forces are 9 230 people. The reserve - 5 490 people, including the regular reserve: land forces - 1 550, air force - 10, naval forces - 850; territorial armies: land forces - 2 650, air force - 40, naval forces - 390. Recruitment for the army is voluntary. Mobilization resources - 945,8 thousand people, including 795,8 thousand able-bodied men.
Land forces: 4 450 people, 2 headquarters of territorial commands, 3 regiments (armored troop carriers and armoured reconnaissance vehicles, 1 artillery, 1 engineers), 2 infantry battalions, 2 SAS squadrons, air defence. The reserve: 6 infantry, 1 tank and 1 light reconnaissance battalion, 4 artillery batteries. Arms: 8 light tanks Scorpion, 56 armored troop carriers M113, 24 105 mm field artillery guns, 50 81 mm mortars, 63 recoilless guns Karl Gustav, 12 portable surface-to-air missile systems Mistral.
Air force: 2 800 people, 40 war-planes (including pilotless vehicles), combat helicopters are not available. Tactical elements: 3 fighter and bomber air squadrons, 1 pilotless vehicle squadron, 2 transport air squadrons, 1 training air squadron. Planes and helicopters: 12 A-4K, 5 TA-4K, 6 Р-3K, 17 MB-339H, 3 SH-2F, 5 C-130H, 2 Boeing 727, 13 CT-4E, 13 UH-1H, 5 Bell 47G.
Naval forces: 1 980 people (including 360 women), 2 frigates with guided missiles Anzak, 1 frigate Linder, 4 patrol vessels Moa, tankers, transports, 1 training vessel, the oceanographic vessels Stalwart, 1 training sailing vessel. Aircraft: 6 planes R-ZK Orion, 9 helicopters 5H-Sislright.
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