Military branches Ground Forces, Navy/Coast Guard, Air and Air Defense Force (not officiallysanctioned), Maritime Border Guard, Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit),Security Forces (internal and border troops)

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 353,616 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males : 277,489 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 10,396 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $35 million (1995)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1.5% (1995)

Disputes - international Estonian and Russian negotiators reached a technical border agreementin December 1996, which Estonia is prepared to sign and ratify in January1997; Estonia had claimed over 2,000 sq km territory in the Narva and Pechoryregions in Russia - based on boundary established under the 1920 Peace Treatyof Tartu

Illicit drugs transshipment point for opiates and cannabis from Southwest Asia andthe Caucasus, and cocaine from Latin America to Western Europe and Scandinavia

Historical perspective on 28 May 1991 the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front(EPRDF) toppled the authoritarian government of MENGISTU Haile-Mariam andtook control in Addis Ababa; a new constitution was promulgated in December1994 and national and regional popular elections were held in May and June1995

NOTE: The information regarding Estonia on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Estonia Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Estonia Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.