Population: 13 326 thousand people. The military budget - 542 million dollars (2000). The regular forces - 130 500 people. Militarized formations: police - 15 000. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch - 24 months. Mobilization resources - 2,7 million people, including 1,2 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 120 000 people, 35 regiments (armoured troops and infantry).

Arms: about 660 tanks (T-54/55, T-62, T-72), more than 400 infantry fighting vehicles BMP-1 and BMP-2, 40 BRDM-2, 170 armored troop carriers, 400 field artillery guns, up to 100 missile systems, about 300 mortars, 500 82 mm and 107 mm guns, over 450 antiaircraft emplacements (including 203 SU-23-4 Shilka).

Air force and air defence: 8 000 people, 104 war-planes, 40 helicopters. Planes and helicopters: 30 MiG-23, 12 Su-22, 22 Su-25, 2 Su-27, 20 MiG-21MF and BIS, 9 PC-7, 2 EMB-111, EMB-312, F-27 MPA, 2 An-2, 8 An-12, 9 An-26, 6 BN-2, 2 C-130, 2 C-212, 4 PC-6B, 2 L-100-20, 3 Cessna 172, 6 Yak-11, 25 Mi-8 and Mi-17, 14 Mi-24B, 6 SA-365M, 6 SA-342, 8 AS-565, 30 IAR-316.

Naval forces: about 2 500 people, 7 patrol boats.