males age 16-49: 877,665

females age 16-49: 987,356 (2009 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 31,633

female: 30,214 (2009 est.)

Military expenditures:

0.4% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 166

Transnational Issues ::Moldova

Disputes - international:

Moldova and Ukraine operate joint customs posts to monitor the transit of people and commodities through Moldova's break-away Transnistria region, which remains under OSCE supervision