Military branches:
Ground Forces, Air Forces
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription
abolished in June 2004 (2004)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 2,303,116
females age 18-49: 2,265,463 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 1,780,513
females age 18-49: 1,864,580 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 63,847
females age 18-49: 61,037 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$1.08 billion (2002 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.75% (2002 est.)
Transnational Issues Hungary
Disputes - international:
in 2004, Hungary amended the status law extending special social
and cultural benefits - and voted down a referendum to extend dual
citizenship - to ethnic Hungarians living in neighboring states,
which have objected to such measures; consultations continue between
Slovakia and Hungary over Hungary's completion of its portion the
Gabcikovo-Nagymaros hydroelectric dam project along the Danube; as a
member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Hungary
must implement the strict Schengen border rules
Illicit drugs:
transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and cannabis and for
South American cocaine destined for Western Europe; limited producer
of precursor chemicals, particularly for amphetamine and
methamphetamine; improving, but remains vulnerable to money
laundering related to organized crime and drug trafficking