Population: 5 384 thousand people. The military budget is 369,2 million dollars (2001). The regular forces are 33 000 people. (including 3 000 people in units and institutions of the central subordination). The reserve (National Guard) - 20 000 people. Militarized formations - 4700 people, including the forces of internal security - 1 950, civil defence - 1 350. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch - 9 months. Mobilization resources - 1,5 million people, including 1,1 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 19 800 people, the corps headquarters, 4 brigades (1 tank, 1 motorized infantry, 1 artillery, 1 engineers), the battalion of fast response, 1 rocket regiment. Reserve: the corps headquarters, 3 brigades.

Arms: 9 operative tactical rockets and tactical rockets, 272 tanks T-72M, 404 infantry fighting vehicles, 291 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, 175 armored troop carriers OT-90, 75 towed howitzers D-30, 211 self-propelled guns (51 Gvozdika, 24 Zuzana-2000, 136 Dana), 90 MLRS, 14 120 mm mortars, 538 antitank missile systems, more than 200 30 and 57 mm antiaircraft guns, about 50 surface-to-air missile systems.

Air force: 10 200 people, 84 war-planes, 19 combat helicopters. Planes and helicopters: 10 Su-22, 12 Su-25, 38 MiG-21, 24 MiG-29, AH-12, 2 An-24, 2 AH-26, 4 L-410M, 14 L-29, 20 L-39, 19 Mi-24, 13 Mi-2, 7 Mi-8, 17 Mi-17.