Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 1,854,049 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 1,551,485 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 54,107 (2003 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$356 million (FY02)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.7% (FY02)
Transnational Issues Bulgaria
Disputes - international: joint boundary commission is rectifying boundary with Romania based on shifts in Danube since last delimitation in 1920
Illicit drugs:
major European transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and,
to a lesser degree, South American cocaine for the European market;
limited producer of precursor chemicals; some money laundering of
drug-related proceeds through financial institutions
This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003
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