Population: 1 293 239 thousand people. The military budget is 17 billion dollars (2001). The regular forces are about 2 310 000 people (including 130 000 women). Militarized formations (the national armed police) - 1 300 000 people. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch - 24 months. Mobilization resources - 361,3 million people, including 198,4 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 1 600 thousand people, 7 military districts, 21 armies (44 infantry, 9 tank and 6 artillery divisions), 12 tank, 13 infantry and 20 artillery brigades, 7 helicopter regiments, 3 airborne divisions (forming the airborne corps), 5 detached infantry divisions, 1 detached tank and 2 infantry brigades, 1 detached artillery division, 34 detached artillery brigades, 4 anti-aircraft artillery brigades, local armies: 12 infantry divisions, 1 mountainous and 4 infantry brigades, 87 infantry battalions, 50 engineer regiments, 50 intercommunication regiments. The reserve: 1 000 000 people, 50 divisions (infantry, artillery, SAM), 100 detached regiments (infantry and artillery). Arms: about 9 200 tanks (of them 1 200 light tanks), 5 800 armored troop carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, 14 200 field artillery guns, 6 500 antitank missile systems, 3 000 122, 130, 273 and 320 mm MLRS, 15 000 antiaircraft guns and surface-to-air guided missile systems, 192 helicopters.

Air force: 420 000 people (including 220000 in air defence), about 4 000 war-planes. Planes and helicopters: 40 Н-5, 110 Н-6 (Tu-16), 300 Q-5, 2 500 J-6 (MiG-19), 700 J-7 (MiG-21), 180 J-8, 65 J-11 (Su-27), 40 Su-30MKK, 40 HZ-5 (Il-28), 100 JZ-6, 18 BAe Trident-1 E -2E, 25 Il-14, 2 Il-18, 15 Il-76, 17 Tu-154M, 250 Y-5 (An-2), 40 Y-7 (An-24 and -26), 68 Y-8 (An-12), 15Y-11, 8 Y-12, 6 HY-6, 6 AS-332, 4 Bell 214, 30 Mi-8, 100 Z-5 (Mi-4), 50 Z-9 (SA-365N).

Naval forces: about 250 000 people (including more than 40 000 in service for a fixed period). Operative navy: the Northern, East, Southern fleets. Navy - squadrons: submarines (6), escort ships (7), minesweepers (3); 1 training flotilla; 16 naval bases; ships: atomic submarines with ballistic missiles (pr. 092 Sya), 6 atomic submarines (1 pr. 200 and 5 pr. 091 Han), 66 submarines (2 pr. 039 Sun, 4 pr. 636/877EKM, 20 pr. 035 Min, 40 pr. 033 Romeo), 21 destroyers (2 pr.956, 1 pr.054 Luhai, 2 pr. 052 Luihu, 16 pr. 051 Luida), 41 frigates with guided missiles (6 pr. 053 Tszyanvey-2, 4 pr. 053 Tszyanvey-1, 1 pr. 053 Tszyanhu-2, 27 pr. 053 Tszyanhu-1, 3 pr. 053/HT Tszyanhu-3/4), 87 missile boats (6 pr. 037/2 Houzyan, 26 pr. 037/1 G Housin, 30 pr. 021 Huanfen, 25 pr. 024 Hegu/Hoku), 15 boats pr. 025/026 Huchuan, 139 patrol vessels (95 pr. 037 Hainan, 22 pr. 037/1 Haizuy, 2 Haizi), 98 artillery boats pr. 062 Shanghai-2 and 15 pr. 062/1 Haizhui, 39 minesweepers (27 pr. 010 T-43, 8 Vosao, 4 pr. 312), 073 Yuiden, Yuidao, 22 pr. 079 Yuilin), 13 small storm-boats (pr. 074 Uhai), 44 storm-boats (36 pr. 067 Unnan, 8 pr. 068/069 Ushin), 10 air cushion storm-boats Dzinsha, 2 training vessels, 3 supply ships (2 Fusin, Nanyon), 9 submarine mother ships (3 Dajan, Dachzhi, 5 Daljan), 2 submarine resque ships, 2 resque ships, 1 floating shop, 25 transports, 33 tankers, 53 specialized vessels (including 5 measuring ships, 7 reconnaissance ships), 51 towboats.

Naval aircraft: 26 000 people, 8 aviation divisions (27 aviation regiments). Planes - up to 685 (22 Hun-6, about 60 Hun-5, 40 Tsyan-5, 295 Tszyan-6, 66 Tszyan-7, 54 Tszyan-8, 7 Shuihun-5, 50 Y-5, 4 Y-7, 6 Y-8, 2 Yak-42, 6 An-26, 53 FT-6, 16 JJ-6, 4 JJ-7); helicopters - 43 (63 A-321/Chzhi-8, 10 Chzhi-9A, 10 Ka-28).

Marines: about 10 000 people, 1 brigade (battalions: 3 infantry battalions, 1 marines, 1 amphibian tank, 1 battalion), special forces divisions. Arms: tanks T-59, T-63, armored troop carriers, 122 mm field artillery guns, MLRS, antitank missile systems, portable surface-to-air missile systems.

Coastguard: 28 000 people, 25 districts, 35 rocket and artillery regiments (ASM systems Hayin-2 and -4, 85 mm, 100 mm and 130 mm guns).