Bulgaria Military 2009, CIA World Factbook




Bulgaria Military 2009 http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/bulgaria/bulgaria_military.html SOURCE: 2009 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Military branches:
Bulgarian Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Bulgarian Air Forces (Bulgarski Voennovazdyshni Sily, BVVS) (2009)

Military service age and obligation:
18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; as of May 2006, 67% of the Bulgarian Army comprised of professional soldiers; conscription ended January 2008; Air Forces and Naval Forces became fully professional at the end of 2006 (2008)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,701,979
females age 16-49: 1,691,092 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,351,312
females age 16-49: 1,381,017 (2009 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
male: 38,263
female: 36,374 (2009 est.)

Military expenditures:
2.6% of GDP (2005 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Bulgaria on this page is re-published from the 2009 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bulgaria Military 2009 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bulgaria Military 2009 should be addressed to the CIA.

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