Mongolia
Military: MONGOLIA
Military branches:
Mongolian Armed Forces (Mongol ulsyn zevsegt huchin): Mongolian Army (includes Mongolian Air and Air Defense, which is to become a separate service in 2015); there is no navy (2013)
Military service age and obligation:
18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 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 (2012)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 898,546
females age 16-49: 891,192 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 726,199
females age 16-49: 756,628 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 30,829
female: 29,648 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
country comparison to the world: 145
Transnational Issues: MONGOLIA
Disputes - international:
none
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
stateless persons: 220 (2012)