Mongolia:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Definition Mongolian Armed Forces: Mongolian Army, Mongolian Air Force; there is no navy (2008)
Military service age and obligation	Definition 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	Definition males age 16-49: 865,425 females age 16-49: 860,669 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 696,652 females age 16-49: 731,480 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually	Definition males age 16-49: 29,990 females age 16-49: 29,256 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	Definition - World rank and map 1.4% (2006)

Disputes - international	Definition none