Population: 32136 thousand people. The military budget - 1,8 billion dollars (2000). The regular forces - 124 000 people. The reserve - 150 000 people. Militarized formations - 181 200 people, including gendarmerie- 60 000 (44 armoured reconnaissance vehicles (BRM), 200 armored troop carriers, 2 helicopters Mi-2), National Guard - 20 000, Republican Guard - 1 200, Civil Defence - 100 000. Recruitment for the army: mixed (Land forces by draft, air force and naval forces are voluntary). Hitch - 18 months. Mobilization resources - 8,8 million people, including 5,2 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 107 000 people, 6 military districts, 5 divisions (2 armoured troops, 2 mechanized, airborne troops), a detached armoured brigade, 4 detached motorized infantry and mechanized brigades, 14 detached infantry battalions, 2 artillery, one antiaircraft artillery and an antitank battalions.



Arms: 1 089 tanks (288 T-55, 334 T-62, 467 T-72), 700 infantry fighting vehicles (BMP)-1, 289 BMP-2, 100 naval districts-3, 85 armoured reconnaissance vehicles (BRDM)-2, 860 armored troop carriers, 376 towed guns, 370 self-propelled guns with calibre of 122 mm and 152 mm, 126 missile systems, 330 mortars, 298 antitank artillery and 895 antiaircraft guns, portable surface-to-air missile systems.

Air force: 10 000 people, 214 war-planes, 65 helicopters. Tactical units: 3 fighter and bomber air squadrons, 5 air defence fighter squadrons, a reconnaissance air squadron, 2 pilotless vehicle squadrons, 2 transport air squadrons, 3 training air squadrons, 3 air defence units. Planes and helicopters: 35 Su-24, 68 MiG-21, 75 MiG-23, 17 MiG-25, 17 MiG-29, 15 Super King, 6 T-34S, 10 C-130H, 6 C-1, 30 H-30, 5 Il-76, 2 Falcon-900, 3 Gulf Stream-3, 2 F-27 Falcon, 2 Mi-4, 5 Mi-6, 35 Mi-24, 76 Mi-8 and Mi-17, 10 AS-355.

Naval forces: about 7 000 people (including 500 in Coastguard).

Navy: 2 submarines 877E, 3 small anti-submarine ships 1159, 2 corvette Jebel Hinua, 3 small missile vessels 1234, 9 missile boats 205, 11 artillery boats, 3 tank-landing boats, 1 hydrographic vessels, 1 coastguard support vessels: 4 anti-ship missile batteries P-15. Coastguard: 7 patrol ships, 9 patrol boats, support vessels.