Kyrgyzstan:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Army, Air Force, National Guard (2005)
Military service age and obligation	18 years of age for compulsory military service (2001)
Manpower available for military service	males age 18-49: 1,193,529 females age 18-49: 1,219,080 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	males age 18-49: 871,493 females age 18-49: 1,024,568 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military age annually	males age 18-49: 61,091 females age 18-49: 59,784 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	1.4% (2005 est.)

Disputes - international	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	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