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Military of Mongolia

Military branches:Mongolian People's Army (MPA), Mongolian People's Air Force (MPAF); there is no navy (2005)
Military service age and obligation:18-25 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 12 months in land or air defense forces or police; a small portion of Mongolian land forces (2.5 percent) is comprised of contract soldiers; women cannot be deployed overseas for military operations (2006)
Manpower available for military service:males age 18-49: 736,182
females age 18-49: 734,679 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:males age 18-49: 570,435
females age 18-49: 607,918 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:males age 18-49: 34,674
females age 18-49: 34,251 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:1.4% (2006)

Mongolia Quickstats

  • Population: 2,951,786 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 1,564,116 sq km
  • Density: 1.7 /km² (227th)
  • GDP (total): $5.56 billion (147th)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,175 (138th)
  • Literacy: 97.8%

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  • Currency: Tögrög (MNT)
  • Dial code: +976

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