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Military branches:
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Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Oruzane Snage Republike Hrvatske, OSRH), consists of five major commands directly subordinate to a General Staff: Ground Forces (Hrvatska Kopnena Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM), Air Force (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo, HRZ), Joint Education and Training Command, Logistics Command; Military Police Force supports each of the three Croatian military forces (2008)
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Military service age and obligation:
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18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary service; 6-month conscript service obligation; full conversion to professional military service by 2010 (2006)
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Manpower available for military service:
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males age 16-49: 1,035,712
females age 16-49: 1,037,896 (2008 est.)
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Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 16-49: 771,323
females age 16-49: 855,937 (2008 est.)
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Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
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male: 27,500
female: 25,893 (2008 est.)
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Military expenditures:
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2.39% of GDP (2005 est.)
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