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Serbia vs. Montenegro

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SerbiaMontenegro
Military branchesSerbian Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije, VS): Land Forces (includes Riverine Component, consisting of a river flotilla on the Danube), Air and Air Defense Forces, Serbian Guard; Ministry of Interior: Gendarmerie (2021)

note: the Guard is a brigade-sized unit that is directly subordinate to the Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff		the Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro are a joint force with land, air, and naval elements (2020)
Military service age and obligation18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished January 2011 (2021)18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2006 (2019)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP2.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

2.2% of GDP (2019)

1.6% of GDP (2018 est.)

1.8% of GDP (2017 est.)

1.7% of GDP (2016)		1.72% of GDP (2020 est.)

1.33% of GDP (2019)

1.37% of GDP (2018)

1.34% of GDP (2017)

1.42% of GDP (2016)
Military and security service personnel strengthsinformation varies; approximately 25,000 active duty troops (15,000 Land Forces; 5,000 Air/Air Defense; 5,000 other) (2020)the Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro have approximately 2,000 total active duty troops (2020)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitionsthe inventory of the Serbian Armed Forces consists of Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems; since 2010, most of its weapons imports have come from Russia (2020)the inventory of the Armed Forces of Montenegro is small and consists mostly of equipment inherited from the former Yugoslavia military, with a limited mix of other imported systems; since 2010, it has received small quantities of equipment from Austria, Turkey, and the US (2020)

Source: CIA Factbook