Military branches Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Interior Ministry Troops, Border Guards

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 2,681,014 (1998 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 2,099,860 (1998 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 78,780 (1998 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure 4.5 trillion rubles (1997 est.); note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1.3% (1997 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Belarus on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Belarus Military 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Belarus Military 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.