Military branches:
Mongolian Armed Forces: Mongolian Army, Mongolian Air Force; there is no navy (2009)

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: 706,774
females age 16-49: 740,550 (2009 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 28,251
female: 27,344 (2009 est.)

Military expenditures:
1.4% of GDP (2006)