Slovenia Military 1997

Military branches Slovene Defense Forces

Military manpower - military age 19 years of age

Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49 : 531,797 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service
males: 423,918 (1997 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 15,572 (1997 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure $298 million (1996)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP 1.5% to 1.7% (1996)

Disputes - international maritime border dispute with Croatia over direct access to the sea inthe Adriatic; the border issue is currently under negotiation; Italy is negotiatingwith Slovenia over property and minority rights issues dating from World WarII

Illicit drugs transit point for Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe andfor precursor chemicals

NOTE: The information regarding Slovenia 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 Slovenia Military 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Slovenia Military 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.