Military branches NA

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: NA

Military manpower - fit for military service
males : NA

Military expenditures - dollar figure $NA

Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA%

Disputes - international West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli occupied with current status subjectto the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determinedthrough further negotiation

Current issues Beset by ethnic and civil strife since independence in 1991, Georgiabegan to stabilize in 1994. Separatist conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetiahave been dormant since spring 1994, although political settlements remainelusive. Russian peacekeepers are deployed in both regions and a UN ObserverMission is operating in Abkhazia. As a result of these conflicts, Georgiastill has about 250,000 internally displaced people. In 1995, Georgia adopteda new constitution and conducted generally free and fair nationwide presidentialand parliamentary elections. In 1996, the government focused its attentionto implementing an ambitious economic reform program and professionalizingits parliament. Violence and organized crime were sharply curtailed in 1995and 1996, but corruption remains rife.

NOTE: The information regarding Gaza Strip 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 Gaza Strip Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Gaza Strip Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.