Military branches Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Police Force

Military manpower - military age 19 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 532,578 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 429,419 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 16,468 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure 7 billion denars (1993 est.); note - conversion of defense expendituresinto US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA%

Disputes - international dispute with Greece over name; in September 1995, Skopje and Athenssigned an interim accord resolving their dispute over symbols and certainconstitutional provisions; Athens also lifted its economic embargo on theFormer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Albanians in Macedonia claim discriminationin education, access to public-sector jobs and representation in government

Illicit drugs transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and hashish; minor transitpoint for South American cocaine

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