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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.)

Croatia Quickstats

  • Population: 4,493,312 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 56,542 sq km
  • Density: 81 /km² (109th)
  • GDP (total): $68.21 billion
  • GDP (per capita): $15,355 (IMF) (53rd)
  • Literacy: 98.1%

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  • Currency: kuna (HRK)
  • Dial code: +385

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