Military branches: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Forces, Strategic Rocket Forces
note: the Air Defense Force merged into the Air Force in March 1998

Military manpower—military age: 18 years of age

Military manpower—availability:
males age 15-49: 38,665,138 (1999 est.)

Military manpower—fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 30,173,495 (1999 est.)

Military manpower—reaching military age annually:
males: 1,149,536 (1999 est.)

Military expenditures—dollar figure: $NA
note: the Intelligence Community estimates that defense spending in Russia fell by about 10% in real terms in 1996, reducing Russian defense outlays to about one-sixth of peak Soviet levels in the late 1980s (1997 est.)

Military expenditures—percent of GDP: NA%