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Military branches: Army (Kopena vojska - Kov VSCG) (including ground forces with border troops, naval forces, air and air defense forces)

Military manpower - military age: 19 years of age (2003 est.)

Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 2,579,620 (2003 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 2,077,660 (2003 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 81,547 (2003 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $654 million (2002) The dollar is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions (see list below), including the US dollar, the worlds most widely circulated currency (see list below). ...

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: NA%

References and Links

• Serbia and Montenegro
• SCG Defence Ministry official site (http://www.mod.gov.yu/)
• Serbian and Montenegrin Armed Forces official site (http://www.vj.yu/)
• Serbian and Montenegrin Armed Forces / Vojska Srbije i Crne Gore - VSCG (http://www.vojska.net/military/scg/)
• Army of Yugoslavia / Vojska Jugoslavije (http://www.vojska.net/military/srj/)

See also

• Yugoslav People's Army