Defense
Branches:
Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force (not officially sanctioned), Maritime Border Guard, Volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit), Security Forces (internal and border troops), Coast Guard
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49:
357,835
males fit for military service:
280,757
males reach military age (18) annually:
10,525 (1996 est.)
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $35 million, 1.5% of GDP (1995)
