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Introduction - Slovakia: | Location - Slovakia: | People - Slovakia: | Government - Slovakia: | Economy - Slovakia: | Communications - Slovakia: | Transportation - Slovakia: | Military - Slovakia: | Military branches | Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Land Forces (Pozemne Sily), Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily), Training and Support Forces (Vycviku a Podpory Sily) (2005) | | Military service age and obligation | 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2006) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 1,351,848
females age 18-49: 1,322,647 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 1,089,645
females age 18-49: 1,093,077 (2005 est.) | | Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 41,544
females age 18-49: 40,183 (2005 est.) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 1.87% (2005 est.) | | Disputes international | bilateral government, legal, technical and economic working group negotiations continued in 2006 between Slovakia and Hungary over Hungarys completion of its portion of the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros hydroelectric dam project along the Danube; as a member state that forms part of the EUs external border, Slovakia must implement the strict Schengen border rules | |
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |