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Military branches:
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Ground Forces (Hrvatska Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air and Air Defense Forces (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzrakoplovna Obrana, HRZiPZO) |
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Military service age and obligation:
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18 years of age for compulsory military service, with 6-month service obligation; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary service; Croatian Military Police planning to end conscription in 2005 (December 2004) |
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Manpower available for military service:
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males age 18-49: 1,005,058 (2005 est.) |
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Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 18-49: 725,914 (2005 est.) |
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Manpower reaching military service age annually:
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males: 29,020 (2005 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$620 million (2004) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.39% (2002 est.) |
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