| Military branches: | Ground Forces (Hrvatska Kopnena Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air and Air Defense Forces (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzrakoplovna Obrana, HRZiPZO), Joint Education and Training Command, Logistics Command; Military Police Force supports each of the three Croatian military forces (2006) |
| Military service age and obligation: | 18 years of age for compulsory military service, with six-month service obligation; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary service (December 2004) |
| 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 - dollar figure: | $620 million (2004) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP: | 2.39% (2002 est.) |
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