Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 15,000 total active-duty personnel (2023) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the military's inventory includes a large quantity of Russian and Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with a smaller mix of mostly older Brazilian, European, Israeli, and US armaments; in 2023, Cyprus announced a 5-year modernization program to replace its Russian-made weapon systems with modern equipment from the West; the country had been under an arms embargo by the US since 1987 but the embargo was lifted in 2022 with conditions that require certifying each year (2024) |
Military service age and obligation | Cypriot National Guard (CNG): 18-50 years of age for compulsory military service for all Greek Cypriot males; 17 years of age for voluntary service; 14-month service obligation (2023). note: the CNG accepts all foreign nationals of at least partial Cypriot descent under age 32 as volunteers; dual citizenship Cypriot origin citizens, who were born in Cyprus or abroad, have the obligation to serve in the CNG on repatriation, regardless of whether or not they possess a foreign citizenship; a person is considered as having Cypriot origin where a grandparent or parent was/is a Cypriot citizen |
Military deployments | . |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 1.8% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 1.8% of GDP (2022) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 1.8% of GDP (2021) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 1.8% of GDP (2020) |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 1.6% of GDP (2019) |
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