Military branches:
Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM): Joint Operational Command, with subordinate Air Wing (Makedonsko Voeno Vozduhoplovstvo, MVV), Special Operations Regiment (2009)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2007)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 532,856
females age 16-49:
513,684 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 444,247
females age 16-49:
427,556 (2009 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 14,596
female:
13,881 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:
6% of GDP (2005 est.)
