Military branches Ground Forces (includes National Guard), combined Air and Air Defense Forces, Naval Forces, Republic Security and Police Forces (internal and border troops)

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age (2002 est.)

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 1,300,259 (2002 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males age 15-49: 1,027,407 (2002 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 41,561 (2002 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $23 million (FY00)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 0.59% (FY00)

Military - note a CIS peacekeeping force of Russian troops is deployed in the Abkhazia region of Georgia together with a UN military observer group; a Russian peacekeeping battalion is deployed in South Ossetia

NOTE: The information regarding Georgia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Georgia Transportation 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Georgia Transportation 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.