Military branches Army, Air and Air Defense, Security Forces (internal and border troops),National Guard

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49 : 5,833,862 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 4,748,539 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 239,978 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure 164 million soms (1993); note - conversion of defense expenditures intoUS dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 3.7% (1993)

Disputes - international none

Illicit drugs limited illicit cultivator of cannabis and small amounts of opium poppy;mostly for domestic consumption; limited government eradication program; increasinglyused as transshipment point for illicit drugs to Russia and Western Europe

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