Population: 1 649 thousand people. The military budget is 221 million dollars (2001). The regular forces - 9 000 people. Militarized formations (mobile police elements) - 1 000 people. Recruitment for the army is voluntary. Mobilization resources - 344 thousand people, including 182,3 thousand able-bodied men.
Land forces: 8 500 people. 2 infantry brigades, which include 4 infantry and 1 armoured cavalry battalion, 2 artillery and 2 anti-aircraft artillery battalions, an engineer regiment, 1 special forces company; 1 artillery and air defence brigade.
Arms: 36 light tanks Scorpion, 50 SK-105, 12 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, 44 armoured troop carriers BTR-60 and Spartan, 18 field artillery guns, 18 mortars, 6 antitank missile systems Toy, 30 84 mm recoilless guns Karl Gustav, 7 20 mm antiaircraft emplacements M-167, 27 portable surface-to-air missile systems (5 Javelin, 12 Strela-2 and 10 Igla-1).
Air force: 500 people, 30 war-planes, combat helicopters are not available. Planes and helicopters: 13 F-5 (A and B), 2 CN-235, 2 Skyway-ЗМ, ВАе 125-800, 3 C-130, 2 CN-212, Gulf Stream-4, 10 BN-2 Defender, 2 Cessna 152, 7 PC-7, 2 A3-350B, 5 Bell 412.
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