Slovakia:
Military & Transnational Issues


Military branches	Definition Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Land Forces (Pozemne Sily), Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily) (2005)
Military service age and obligation	Definition 17-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2007)
Manpower available for military service	Definition males age 16-49: 1,420,966 females age 16-49: 1,386,259 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service	Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 1,166,833 females age 16-49: 1,156,874 (2008 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually	Definition males age 16-49: 38,183 females age 16-49: 36,388 (2008 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	Definition - World rank and map 1.87% (2005 est.)

Disputes - international	Definition bilateral government, legal, technical and economic working group negotiations continued in 2006 between Slovakia and Hungary over Hungary's completion of its portion of the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros hydroelectric dam project along the Danube; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Slovakia has implemented the strict Schengen border rules
Illicit drugs	Definition transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe; producer of synthetic drugs for regional market; consumer of ecstasy