Military of Croatia
Military branches: | Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Oruzane Snage Republike Hrvatske, OSRH), consists of five major commands directly subordinate to a General Staff: Ground Forces (Hrvatska Kopnena Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air Force, Joint Education and Training Command, Logistics Command; Military Police Force supports each of the three Croatian military forces (2007) |
Military service age and obligation: | 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary service; 6-month conscript service obligation; full conversion to professional military service by 2010 (2006) |
Manpower available for military service: | males age 18-49: 1,005,058 females age 18-49: 1,008,511 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service: | males age 18-49: 725,914 females age 18-49: 823,611 (2005 est.) |
Manpower reaching military service age annually: | males age 18-49: 29,020 females age 18-49: 27,897 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: | 2.39% (2005 est.) |