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Introduction - Slovenia: | Location - Slovenia: | People - Slovenia: | Government - Slovenia: | Economy - Slovenia: | Communications - Slovenia: | Transportation - Slovenia: | Military - Slovenia: | Military branches | Slovenian Army (includes air and naval forces) | | Military service age and obligation | 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2003 (2007) | | Manpower available for military service | males age 17-49: 496,929
females age 17-49: 483,959 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 17-49: 405,593
females age 17-49: 397,167 (2005 est.) | | Manpower reaching military service age annually | males age 18-49: 12,816
females age 17-49: 12,178 (2005 est.) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 1.7% (2005 est.) | | Disputes international | the Croatia-Slovenia land and maritime boundary agreement, which would have ceded most of Piran Bay and maritime access to Slovenia and several villages to Croatia, remains unratified and in dispute; Slovenia also protests Croatias 2003 claim to an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic; as a member state that forms part of the EUs external border, Slovenia must implement the strict Schengen border rules to curb illegal migration and commerce through southeastern Europe while encouraging close cross-border ties with Croatia | |
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |