Military branches Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force, National Guard, Police

Military manpower - military age 21 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 2,677,826 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males : 2,050,740 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males : 80,102 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $4.9 billion (1995)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 4.6% (1995)

Disputes - international complex maritime, air, and territorial disputes with Turkey in AegeanSea; Cyprus question with Turkey; dispute with The Former Yugoslav Republicof Macedonia over name; in September 1995, Skopje and Athens signed an interimaccord resolving their dispute over symbols and certain constitutional provisions;Athens also lifted its economic embargo on the Former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonia

Illicit drugs a gateway to Europe for traffickers smuggling cannabis and heroin fromthe Middle East and Southwest Asia to the West and precursor chemicals tothe East; some South American cocaine transits or is consumed in Greece

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