Population: 22 092 thousand people. The military budget is 1,9 billion dollars (2001). The regular forces are 100 500 people. The reserve - 42 800 people, including land forces - 40 000, air force - 600, naval forces - 2 200. Militarized formations - 20 100 people, including field police - 18 000, sea police - 2 100 (30 patrol boats, 6 transports, 2 towboats). Recruitment for the army is voluntary. Mobilization resources - 5,5 million people, including 3,3 million able-bodied men.
Land forces: 80 000 people, 2 military districts, 1 army corps headquarters, 4 headquarters of divisions, 13 brigades (1 mechanized, 11 infantry, 1 airborne), 17 regiments (5 tank, 5 field artillery, 1 anti-aircraft artillery, 1 special forces, 5 engineer regiments), 31 infantry and 3 airborne battalions, 1 helicopter squadron. The reserve: 1 brigade headquarters, 12 infantry regiments, 4 battalions for protection of motorways.
Arms: 26 light tanks Scorpion, 396 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, 912 armored troop carriers, about 200 towed ordnance, 300 81 mm mortars, 60 35 and 40 mm antiaircraft guns, 48 portable surface-to-air missile systems, 12 surface-to-air missile systems Rapier, 9 helicopters SA-316B.
Air force: 8 000 people, 71 war-planes, combat helicopters are not available. Formations: 4 aviation divisions. Tactical elements: 4 fighter and bomber air squadrons, 3 air defence fighter squadrons, 1 pilotless vehicle squadron, 4 transport air squadrons, 3 helicopter squadrons. Planes and helicopters: 25 Hawk-108, Hawk-208, 8 F/A-18D, 7 F-5E and F, 2 RF-5E, 17 MiG-29, 9 MB-339, 4 Bich 200T, 37 PC-7, 12 C-130 Н, МР and Н-30, 6 CN-235, 11 DHC-4, 20 MD3-160, Falcon-900, 9 Cessna 402B, 2 KC-130H, 32 S-61A, 24 SA-316A and B.
Naval forces: 12 500 people, 2 frigates with guided missiles Lekiu, 6 corvettes (2 FS-1500, 4 Assad), 8 missile boats (4 Spika-M, 4 Combatan-2), 2 patrol ships Musitari, 24 patrol boats, 4 minesweepers Lerici, 1 tank landing ship Newport, 28 storm-boats, 2 supply ships, 2 hydrographic vessels, 3 training vessels, 1 training sailing vessel. Naval aircraft: 160 people, 3 helicopters Wasp-HAS.I, 4 Super Lynx.
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