Defense ———-
Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force, Police
Force
Manpower availability: males age 15-49: 1,025,300 males fit for military service: 752,382 (1996 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $3.9 billion, 4.3% of GDP (1995 est.)
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@Slovakia ————
Map —-
Location: 48 40 N, 19 30 E — Central Europe, south of Poland
Flag ——
Description: three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red superimposed with the Slovak cross in a shield centered on the hoist side; the cross is white centered on a background of red and blue