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Czech Republic:
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Military branches |
Army of the Czech Republic (ACR): Joint Forces Command (includes Army and Air Forces), Support and Training Forces Command (2007) |
Military service age and obligation |
18-50 years of age for voluntary military service (2005) |
Manpower available for military service |
males age 18-49: 2,414,728 females age 18-49: 2,329,412 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
males age 18-49: 1,996,631 females age 18-49: 1,923,508 (2005 est.) |
Manpower reaching military age annually |
males age 18-49: 66,583 females age 18-49: 63,363 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
1.81% (2005 est.) |
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Disputes - international |
in 2006, Austrian public protests for the Czech Republic to close the Temelin nuclear power plant resulted in an Austrian parliamentary motion threatening international legal action |
Illicit drugs |
transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and minor transit point for Latin American cocaine to Western Europe; producer of synthetic drugs for local and regional markets; susceptible to money laundering related to drug trafficking, organized crime; significant consumer of ecstasy |
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