Military branches:
Ground Forces (includes National Guard), Air and Air Defense Forces, Maritime Defense Force, Interior Forces
Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 18 months (2004)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 18-49: 1,038,736 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 827,281 (2005 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 38,857 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$23 million (FY00)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.59% (FY00)
Military - note:
a CIS peacekeeping force of Russian troops is deployed in the Abkhazia region of Georgia together with a UN military observer group; a Russian peacekeeping battalion is deployed in South Ossetia
More about Georgia:
Introduction
Geography
People
Government
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Transnational Issues
Free Download Now!
