@Ukraine:Military
Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Internal
Troops, National Guard, Border Troops
Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 12,311,052 (2000 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 9,645,925 (2000 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 373,595 (2000 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $500 million (FY99)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.4% (FY99)
@Ukraine:Transnational Issues
Disputes - international: dispute with Romania over continental shelf of the Black Sea under which significant gas and oil deposits may exist; agreed in 1997 to two-year negotiating period, after which either party can refer dispute to the ICJ; has made no territorial claim in Antarctica (but has reserved the right to do so) and does not recognize the claims of any other nation