Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 4,000 active troops, including a few hundred air and naval personnel (2023) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the FARP is outfitted mostly with Soviet-era equipment (2023) |
Military service age and obligation | 18-25 years of age for selective compulsory military service for men and women (Air Force service is voluntary); 16 years of age or younger, with parental consent, for voluntary service (2023). |
Military deployments | . |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 1.4% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 1.6% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 1.8% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 1.7% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 1.9% of GDP (2019 est.) |
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