Slovenia:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Definition Slovenian Army (includes air and naval forces)
Military service age and obligation	Definition 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2003 (2007)
Manpower available for military service	Definition males age 16-49: 494,496 females age 16-49: 481,180 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 406,951 females age 16-49: 395,444 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually	Definition males age 16-49: 10,516 females age 16-49: 9,934 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	Definition - World rank and map 1.7% (2005 est.)

Disputes - international	Definition the Croatia-Slovenia land and maritime boundary agreement, which would have ceded most of Piran Bay and maritime access to Slovenia and several villages to Croatia, remains unratified and in dispute; Slovenia also protests Croatia's 2003 claim to an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Slovenia has implemented the strict Schengen border rules to curb illegal migration and commerce through southeastern Europe while encouraging close cross-border ties with Croatia
Illicit drugs	Definition minor transit point for cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe, and for precursor chemicals