Population: 10 218 thousand people. The military budget is 1,138 million dollars (2001). The regular forces are 54 600 people, including 19 200 in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Militarized formations - 5 600 people, including frontier troops - 4 000, forces of internal security - 1 600. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch - 12 months. Mobilization resources - 2,7 million people, including 2 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 23 800 people, 2 mechanized brigades (in each 3 mechanized, 1 reconnaissance, 1 engineer battalion and 2 artillery and anti-aircraft rocket battalions), the brigade of fast response (1 airborne battalion, 2 mechanized, 1 engineer, 1 artillery and 1 SAM battalion), 7 training bases. The reserve: 8 territorial commands.

Arms: 9 operative tactical rockets (mothballed), 656 tanks (including 541 T-72M), 801 infantry fighting vehicles, 972 armored troop carriers, 182 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, 124 122 mm BGD-30, 322 guns of self-propelled artillery (49 122 mm self-propelled guns Gvozdika, 273 152 mm Dana), 109 122 mm MLRS, 742 antitank missile systems, 140 SAM systems Strela-1 and Strela-10, 93 120 mm mortars.

Air force and air defence: 13 400 people (including 8 500 in service for a fixed period), 75 war-planes, 34 combat helicopters. Tactical units and elements: 2 fighter and bomber air squadrons, 1 fighter air squadron, 2 air defence fighter squadrons, 2 transport air squadrons, 3 helicopter squadrons, the test centre, 1 training air regiment, 2 air defence divisions. Planes and helicopters: 31 Su-22, 24 Su-25, 5 MiG-23, 37 MiG-21, 2 L-29, 42 L-39 of various modifications, Tu-154, Tu-134, 4 An-24, 4 An-26, An-30, 14 L-410. Support helicopters: 24 Mi-2, 9 Mi-8, 24 Mi-17, 34 Mi-24, 11 PZLW-3.