Military branches: Armenian Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Air Force and Air Defense; "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic": Nagorno-Karabakh Self-Defense Force (NKSDF) (2011)
Military service age and obligation:
18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel (2012)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 805,847
[see also: Manpower available for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49:
854,296 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 644,372
[see also: Manpower fit for military service - male country ranks ]
females age 16-49:
717,272 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 23,470
[see also: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male country ranks ]
female:
21,417 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
2.8% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 46
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]