Georgia Military 2001

Military branches: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Forces, National Guard, Security Forces (internal and border troops)

Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 1,296,199 (2001 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 1,024,574 (2001 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 41,561 (2001 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $23 million (FY00)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 0.59% (FY00)

Military - note: a CIS peacekeeping force consisting 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

NOTE: The information regarding Georgia on this page is re-published from the 2001 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Georgia Military 2001 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Georgia Military 2001 should be addressed to the CIA.