Military branches:

Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Nagorno-Karabakh Self Defense Force (NKSDF), Air Force and Air Defense (2008)

Military service age and obligation:

18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2006)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 809,576
females age 16-49: 870,864 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 637,776
females age 16-49: 729,846 (2008 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

males age 16-49: 30,548
females age 16-49: 29,170 (2008 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

6.5% (FY01)