Population: 12 831 thousand people. The military budget is 400 million dollars (2000). The regular forces are 59 500 people. The reserve - 100 000 people. Militarized formations: coastguard - 270 people. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch - 12 months. Mobilization resources - 3,5 million people, including 2,6 million able-bodied men.
Land forces: 50 000 people, 4 zones of defense, 8 brigades (1 armoured, 5 infantry, 3 jungle, 1 SAS, 1 of engineers), 1 anti-aircraft artillery group, the army-co-operation group (4 army-co-operation aviation battalions).
Arms: more than 50 tanks T-55, 108 heavy infantry fighting vehicle АМХ-13, 67 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, 130 armored troop carriers, 175 105 and 155 mm towed pieces of ordnance, 10 155 mm self-propelled guns MkF3, 6 MLRS, 300 mortars, about 250 antiaircraft guns, up to 165 portable surface-to-air missile systems, 12 planes and 33 army-co-operation helicopters.
Air force: 4 000 people, 79 war-planes, combat helicopters are not available. Planes and helicopters: 8 Jaguar (SSE, SBE), 10 Kfir (C-2, TC-2), 20 A-37B, 13 Mirage - F.1 (JE, JB), 4 Strikemaster Mk89A, 6 Boeing 727, 2 BAe 748, 3 C-130B and Н, 3 DHC-6, F.28, L-100-30, 2 A-310, 20 Cessna 150, 5 C-172, 17 T-34C, T-41, 22 AT-33A, 2 AS-332, Bell 312, 6 Bell 206B, 5 SA-316B, SA-330, 26 UH-1B and H.
Naval forces: 5 500 people (including aircraft and marines). Navy: 2 submarines pr. 209/1300, 2 frigates Linder, 6 corvettes Esmeralda, 5 missile boats (3 Lurssen-45, 2 Lurssen-36), 1 WLST-512, 1 hydrographic vessel, 3 tankers, 1 infantry battalion, 5 towboats, 1 supply ship, 1 training vessel. Naval aircraft: 250 people, 5 planes (2 Super King R - 200, 3 T-34C), 6 helicopters (4 Bell 206, 2 Bell 412EP). Marines: 1 700 people, 3 battalions (including 1 commandos). Coastguard: 270 people, 4 patrol boats, 8 river patrol boats.
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