Military branches Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Paramilitary Forces, Civil Defense

Military manpower - military age 20 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 5,884,704 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 4,955,267 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 201,752 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $650 million (1996)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 2.5% (1996)

Disputes - international dispute with Ukraine over continental shelf of the Black Sea under whichsignificant gas and oil deposits may exist; agreed to two-year negotiatingperiod, after which either party can refer dispute to the International Courtof Justice

Illicit drugs important transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin transitingthe Balkan route and small amounts of Latin American cocaine bound for WesternEurope

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