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Moldova:
Military & Transnational Issues

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Other pages in this profile of Moldova:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Military branches
National Army: Ground Forces, Rapid Reaction Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (2006)
Military service age and obligation
18 years of age for compulsory military service; 12-month service obligation (2006)
Manpower available for military service
males age 18-49: 1,066,459
females age 18-49: 1,117,070 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service
males age 18-49: 693,913
females age 18-49: 911,568 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military age annually
males age 18-49: 43,729
females age 18-49: 42,354 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP
0.4% (2005 est.)
Disputes - international
Moldova and Ukraine operate joint customs posts to monitor the transit of people and commodities through Moldova's break-away Transnistria region, which remains under OSCE supervision
Illicit drugs
limited cultivation of opium poppy and cannabis, mostly for CIS consumption; transshipment point for illicit drugs from Southwest Asia via Central Asia to Russia, Western Europe, and possibly the US; widespread crime and underground economic activity


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