Population: 11781 thousand people. The military budget is 142 million dollars (2001). The regular forces are 39 000 people, militarized formations - 21 800 people, including republican police - 19 500, police support units - 2 300. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch - 12 months. Mobilization resources - 2,7 million people, including 1,7 million able-bodied men.
Land forces: 35 000 people, 5 brigade headquarters, 1 president protection brigade, mechanized and artillery brigades, 20 battalions (mechanized, special forces, airborne, 15 infantry, 2 protection), 3 regiments (anti-aircraft artillery, field artillery, engineers).
Arms: 40 tanks T-59 and T-69, 80 heavy infantry fighting vehicles Cascawell, 330 armored troop carriers, 30 122 mm towed guns, 516 81, 82 and 120 mm mortars, 70 missile systems, 215 antiaircraft emplacements, 17 portable surface-to-air missile systems Strela-2.
Air force: 4000 people. 52 war-planes, 32 combat helicopters. Tactical elements: 2 fighter and bomber air squadrons, 1 air defence fighter squadron, 1 reconnaissance air squadron, 1 transport air squadron, 2 helicopter squadrons. Planes and helicopters: 11 Hunter (FGA-90 and -80, T-81), 5 Hawk Mk60, 12 F-7 (MiG-21), 14 Cessna 337, 22 SF-260, 6 BN-2, 11 C-212-200, 24 SA-319, 10 AB-412, 4 AS-532UL.
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