Military branches Ministry of Defense (Border Guards, General Purpose Forces, Air Force), Republican Guard

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 4,429,484 (1998 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 3,534,839 (1998 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 154,218 (1998 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure 18.9 billion tenges (1995); note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA%

NOTE: The information regarding Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan Military 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kazakhstan Military 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.