Kyrgyzstan:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Definition Army, Air Force, National Guard (2005)
Military service age and obligation	Definition 18 years of age for compulsory military service (2001)
Manpower available for military service	Definition males age 16-49: 1,398,878 females age 16-49: 1,419,374 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 1,061,942 females age 16-49: 1,211,249 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually	Definition males age 16-49: 60,706 females age 16-49: 58,721 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	Definition - World rank and map 1.4% (2005 est.)

Disputes - international	Definition Kyrgyzstan has yet to ratify the 2001 boundary delimitation with Kazakhstan; disputes in Isfara Valley delay completion of delimitation with Tajikistan; delimitation of 130 km of border with Uzbekistan is hampered by serious disputes around enclaves and other areas
Illicit drugs	Definition limited illicit cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy for CIS markets; limited government eradication of illicit crops; transit point for Southwest Asian narcotics bound for Russia and the rest of Europe; major consumer of opiates