Population: 39 727 thousand people (of them 9 400 women). The military budget is 6,9 billion dollars (2001). The regular forces are 143 450 people. The reserve - 328 500 people, including land forces - 265 000, air force - 45 000, naval forces - 18 500. Militarized formations - 71 260 people, including civil guard - 70 500. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch - 9 months. Mobilization resources - 10,4 million people, including 8,3 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 92 000 people, 8 regional operative commands, 1 mechanized division, 1 fast response division, 9 troop brigades (2 armoured cavalry, 3 light infantry, 1 mountainous, 1 lift-off, 1 airborne, 'Spanish legion"), 2 regiments of "Spanish legion", 3 garrisons on islands, 1 artillery brigade, 1 brigade of engineers, 1 army-co-operation aviation brigade, 2 regiments of coastal artillery, 3 battalions of special operations, 6 anti-aircraft artillery regiments.

Arms: 688 tanks (including 108 Leopard-2 A4, 150 AMX-30), 318 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, 2 023 armored troop carriers (of them 1 337 M113), 310 towed ordnance and 194 self-propelled artillery, 18 140 mm MLRS, 409 120 mm mortars, 1 314 81 mm mortars, 442 antitank missile system Milan, 28 antitank guided missile systems Hot, 200 antitank guided missile systems Toy, 735 antiaircraft guns, 24 surface-to-air guided missile systems Advanced Hawk, 18 Roland, 13 Skyguard Aspide, 108 portable surface-to-air missile systems Mistral, 153 helicopters (of them 28 combat ones), 2 radar stations AN/TPQ-36.

Air force: 24 500 people (including 3300 in service for a fixed period), 211 war-planes, combat helicopters are not available. Tactical elements: 1 fighter and bomber air squadron, 5 air defence fighter squadrons, 1 reconnaissance air squadron, 1 pilotless vehicle squadron, 11 transport air squadrons, 6 protection squadrons, 9 training air squadrons, 1 SAR helicopter squadron. Planes and helicopters: 90 EF-18A and B, 35 F-5B, 65 Mirage-F.I of modifications CF, BE and EE, 14 RF-4C, 7 Р-3A and B, 4 Boeing 707, 7 C-130H, 5 KC-130H, 78 C-212, 2 Cessna 560, 74 C-101, 15 CL-215, 5 Falcon-20H and Falcon-50, 2 Falcon-900, 3 F-27, 37 E-26, 20 CN-235, 25 E-24, 5 SA-330, 16 AS-332, 13 Hughs 300, 8 S-76C, 3 EC-120B.

Naval forces: 26 950 people (including 1 600 women) and 7 900 civilians. 4 naval zones. Navy: the flotillas of escort (3 squadrons), submarine and minesweeper ships; the groups of aircraft and amphibian forces; 8 submarines (4 Agosta, 4 Dafne), 1 light aircraft-carrier Prince of Asturia, 17 frigates with guided missiles (6 Santa-Maria, 5 Baleares, 6 Desquberta), 7 patrol ships (4 Serviola, Chilro, 2 Alboran), 26 patrol vessels (including 10 Anaga, 6 Barselo), 9 minesweepers (5 Adjutant, 4 Segura), 4 storm-boats (2 landing helicopter carriers Galicia, 2 tank landing ships Newport), 12 storm-boats, 1 reconnaissance ship, 1 oceanographic vessel, 6 hydrographic vessels, 2 tankers, 1 resque vessel, 3 diving vessels, 4 training sailing vessels, 5 towboats.

Naval aircraft: 700 people. Planes - 17 EAV-8B/8B+ (1 assault air squadron), 3 Citation-2 (аэс); helicopters: 10 SH-3D/G/H (1 anti-submarine helicopter squadron), 6 SH-60B (1 anti-submarine helicopter squadron), 10 AB-212 and 4 AB-204 (1 SAR squadron), 10 Hughs 500 (1 training air squadron).

Marines: 5 600 people. 1 brigade (3 000 people, 2 infantry battalions, 1 security battalion, 3 field artillery batteries), 5 garrison groups. Arms: 33 tanks (16 M60A3, 17 Scorpion), 51 armored troop carriers (16 LVTP-7, 35 BLR), 12 BGM-56, 6 self-propelled guns M-109A, 54 106 mm recoilless guns, 30 antitank missile systems (12 Toy, 18 Dragon), 12 surface-to-air guided missile systems Mistral.