Population: 80 976 thousand people. The military budget is 1,8 billion dollars (2001). The regular forces are 484 000 people. The reserve - up to 4 million people. Militarized formations (frontier troops) - 40 000 people. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch - 24 months. (Naval forces and air force - 36 months). Mobilization resources - 20,5 million people, including 12,9 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 412000 people, 8 military districts, 2 special districts, 14 army corps headquarters, 58 infantry, 3 mechanized and 8 special divisions, 10 detached tank brigades, up to 10 field artillery brigades, 1 airborne brigade, 15 detached infantry regiments, 20 detached engineers brigades, 10-16 building divisions, 1 mine clearing regiment.

Arms: 1 615 tanks (45 T-34, 850 T-54/55, 70 T-62, 300 PT-76, 350 T-59), 300 infantry fighting vehicles, 100 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, 1 180 armored troop carriers, 2 300 towed guns, 30 152 mm self-propelled guns Acacia, more than 710 missile systems (including 350 BM-21 Grad), 12 000 antiaircraft guns.

Air force: 30 000 people. 189 war-planes, 26 combat helicopters. Tactical units: 2 fighting and bomber air regiments, 5 fighter air regiments, 3 transport air regiment, 3 training fighter air regiments. Planes and helicopters: 53 Su-22, 12 Su-27, 124 MiG-21BIS, PF and U, 4 BE-12, 12 An-2, 12 An-26, 4 Yak-40, 18 L-39, 26 Mi-24, 10 Ka-8, 30 Mi-8, 4 Mi-6.

Air defence: 15 000 people, 14 air defence divisions and 4 anti-aircraft artillery brigades.

Naval forces: 42 000 people including 27 000 marines, 2 small submarines Yugo, 1 frigate Barnegat, 5 small anti-submarine ships pr. 159, 5 small missile vessels pr. 1241, 8 missile boats pr. 205, 9 boats (5 pr. 206M, 4 pr. 206T), 26 patrol vessels (3 PGM-59/71,14 pr. 1400M, 4 pr. 201, 2 pr. 368), 6 tank landing ships (3 pr. 771, 3 LST-1), about 30 storm-boats, 8 minesweepers (2 pr. 266, 4 pr. 1265, 2 pr. 1258), 1 hydrographic vessels pr. 870, 12 transports, 4 tankers, 1 training vessel.