Military and Security Forces
Land Forces, Naval Force (includes Coast Guard), Air ForcesGuard of the Republic, State Police (includes the Border and Migration Police) (2023)the State Police are primarily responsible for internal security, including counterterrorism, while the Guard of the Republic protects senior state officials, foreign dignitaries, and certain state properties
Military Service Age and Obligation
18-27 (up to 32 in some cases) for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished 2010 (2023)
Military and Security Service Personnel Strengths
approximately 7,000 total active-duty personnel (5,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 500 Air Force) (2023)
Military Equipment Inventories and Acquisitions
since joining NATO, the military has been in the process of modernizing by retiring its inventory of Soviet-era weapons and replacing them with Western equipment, including donated and secondhand purchases (2023)