Mongolia Military Profile 2008

Military branches

Mongolian Armed Forces: Mongolian Army, Mongolian Air Force; there is no navy (2008)

Military service age and obligation

18-25 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 12 months in land or air defense forces or police; a small portion of Mongolian land forces (2.5 percent) is comprised of contract soldiers; women cannot be deployed overseas for military operations (2006)

Manpower available for military service

males age 16-49: 865,425
females age 16-49: 860,669 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service

males age 16-49: 696,652
females age 16-49: 731,480 (2008 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually

males age 16-49: 29,990
females age 16-49: 29,256 (2008 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP

1.4% (2006)