Belarus Military 1997

Military branches Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Interior Ministry Troops, BorderGuards

Military manpower - military age 18 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 2,659,236 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 2,083,696 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 77,496 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure 2.4 trillion rubles (1997); note - conversion of defense expendituresinto US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA%

Disputes - international treaty with Lithuania defining the border awaits demarcation

Illicit drugs limited cultivation of opium poppy and cannabis, mostly for the domesticmarket; transshipment point for illicit drugs to Russia and Western Europe

NOTE: The information regarding Belarus on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Belarus Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Belarus Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.