Population: 40 792 thousand people. The military budget is 2 billion dollars (2001). The regular forces are 61 500 people (among them 8 640 women). The reserve - 90 000 people, including land forces - 86 700, air force - 1 970, naval forces - 1 330. Recruitment for the army is voluntary. Mobilization resources - 11,3 million people, including 6,9 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 41 750 people, 8 typical formations, 5 regional united commands (military districts), the brigade of special forces (2 battalions), 2 headquarters of brigades, 23 battalions (1 tank, 1 armoured cavalry, 2 mechanized, 3 motorized infantry, 12 light infantry, 1 airborne, 3 engineer battalions), 1 artillery and 1 anti-aircraft artillery battalion.

Arms: 168 tanks Olifant, 242 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, 1 240 infantry fighting vehicles, 967 armored troop carriers, 147 towed field artillery guns, 43 155 mm self-propelled guns G-6, 51 MLRS, 1 226 81 mm mortars, 100 106 mm recoilless guns, 173 antiaircraft guns (20 mm, 23 mm and 35 mm).

Air force: 9 250 people, 86 war-planes, 7 combat helicopters. Tactical elements: 2 fighter and bomber air squadrons, 1 fighter squadron, 1 pilotless vehicle squadron, 5 transport air squadrons, 4 helicopter squadrons. Planes and helicopters: 46 Impala-1, 38 Chitah (C and D), 58 PC-7, 5 Boeing 707-320, 20 C-4LR, 12 C-130 (B, Н), 4 C-160, 4 C-212-200 and -300, CN-235M, 4 HS-125-400B, 2 OanKOH-50, Balkon-900, 11 Cessna Caravan, 11 C-47, 11 Cessna 185 (A, D and E), 46 SA-316 and-319, 9 ВК-117, SA-365. Pilotless vehicles: Seeker and Scout.

Naval forces: 5 000 people, 3 flotillas (submarines, patrol forces, minesweepers); 2 submarines Dafne, 6 missile boats Warrior, 3 patrol boats, 8 minesweepers (4 Ton, 4 River), about 40 support vessels (including the oceanographic vessel, hydrographic vessel, 2 supply ships, 1 diving vessel, 3 towboats).